Jamaat alleges BNP paving way for Awami League’s return to politics

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar today (20 October) alleged that the BNP government was creating conditions for the Awami League’s return to politics by ignoring opposition demands and pursuing partisan politics.

“The government is deliberately creating a path for the Awami League to return by ignoring all movements of the opposition and creating anarchy and instability,” he said at an emergency press conference at Jamaat’s central office in the capital.

Porwar alleged that the government was seeking to establish one-party rule by portraying opposition criticism of alleged corruption and politicisation as opposition to the state.

He said opposition leaders were being labelled anti-July when they spoke out against alleged wrongdoing, adding that the government was shifting responsibility for its failures and partisan appointments onto opposition parties.

The Jamaat leader also alleged that the government had failed to implement the July Charter and the referendum verdict, instead appointing ruling party loyalists to constitutional, government, semi-government and autonomous institutions.

He warned that disregarding the people’s verdict and using a parliamentary majority to sideline public demands could lead the country towards fascism.

Porwar further alleged that the government was obstructing opposition activities, including religious gatherings, and urged the BNP to learn from the Awami League’s past mistakes.

Referring to the cancellation of permission for a religious gathering involving an elected lawmaker, he alleged that the government was repeating practices associated with the previous administration, which was ousted from power.

He also criticised the government’s approach to constitutional reform, alleging that it wanted to amend the Constitution without implementing the reforms endorsed through the referendum.

Porwar said Jamaat and its allies would continue their movement to press for implementation of the referendum verdict and the July Charter.

He called on the government to abandon what he described as a fascist course and respect democratic demands.