Tarique urges govt: Pay heed to public desire for neutrality

Acting Chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman virtually addressing the council of the Cumilla South District on Tuesday. UNB_11zon

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday expressed the hope that the interim government would uphold impartiality as desired by people.

“We hope that the interim government will maintain the impartiality that people expect from it,” he said this while addressing the biannual council of Cumilla city BNP unit through a virtual platform.

Noting that instability is being seen in some places of the country, Tarique said now various questions have emerged among people over different matters of the interim government.

Since the formation of this government, he said, the BNP has been supporting this government as it wants it to be successful.

Tarique Rahman said the people of Bangladesh believe that this interim government would do whatever necessary to protect their political and other rights through a fair and impartial election, which had been snatched by the fugitive dictator many years ago in the dark of night.

But for the past few days, the BNP leader said, it has unfortunately been observed that different persons within the government are making different remarks about restoring the rights of people (voting rights). “As a result, various kinds of unrest are being created in different parts of the country. We do not want instability in Bangladesh,” he said.

Tarique went on to say, “Various kinds of instability are being created by the statements of some persons within the interim government. We are seeing the instability in the economy, different classes of society and the administration.”

The BNP acting chairman reiterated his party’s support towards this interim government for the sake of smooth journey of democracy in the country. “We want to cooperate with this government because we think the more smoothly and beautifully this government can hold a neutral election, the smoother the democratic journey will be for this country and its people in the coming days.”

Noting that BNP firmly believes in democracy, he said the differences -- whether within the party or with other parties-- should be resolved through negotiations.  

“We do not want to let these differences turn into divisions. If any division is created among us, the country, its people, democratic political parties, democratic political activists and the people who believe in democracy will be the most affected,” he said.

Tarique said as a political party, their one of the prime goals and objectives is to ask people to vote and participate in the elections and demand elections. 

“BNP is a political party. Since we believe in the rule of people and the power of people, democracy and vote-oriented politics, we naturally would demand the vote or election in the country and ask people to vote. It is a normal matter,” he said.

BNP Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu, its Relief and Rehabilitation Affairs Secretary Amin-ur-Rashid Yasin and Cumilla south district BNP convener Zakaria Taher Suman, among others, spoke at the council presided over by Cumilla city BNP Convener Utbatul Bari Abu. - UNB