BNP is champion in violating people’s rights: Quader
Awami League General Secretary
Obaidul Quader today said although the BNP is champion in snatching the rights
of people, it is now raising voice about human rights.
“There is no
similarity between the words and works of BNP leaders. They talk about public
opinion but they do not have the courage to test public opinion – they fear
joining elections,” he said in a statement.
Quader, also the road transport and
bridges minister, condemned the “continuous
falsehood and propaganda” of BNP secretary general Mirza
Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and other BNP leaders.
Despite winning in the general
election, the BNP secretary general did not join the parliament, which is a
clear cheating with public opinion, he said, adding that although the BNP
leaders talk about democracy, they bear autocratic and anti-state spirit in
their minds in disguise of democracy.
Urging the country’s people to
remain alert about the inconsistent statements, propaganda and ill-politics of
the BNP leaders, Quader said the BNP leaders claimed that the ruling Awami League
has been isolated from people since 1971, which is a nonsense talk.
He said all the great things of the
country were achieved under the leadership of Awami League, a party that led in
the country’s liberation war in 1971 and the 1952 Language
Movement.
On the other hand, he said, the BNP
is the evil force which started politics in the country by grabbing the state
power and destroying the spirit of the great Liberation War.
“The BNP
along with the communal forces is still involved in anti-state conspiracies,” the AL
general secretary said, adding: “Since its
birth, the BNP has been isolated from people. The intrigue is its political
tool.”
He said the BNP leaders are telling
imaginary tales in media to hide their frustration but these stories do not
touch the hearts of the people.
The AL is the organisation of
commoners and they are the main power of the party, Quader said, adding that
the country’s people have full trust in and support to the
AL.
He said there has been a remarkable
progress in the lifestyle of the people under the leadership of Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina and in continuation of this, socioeconomic and political progress
of the commoners are being achieved.
But, Quader said, the BNP leaders
are talking about the false tales of oppression on people, while the AL never
believes in the politics of vengeance and repression.
He said the country’s people
know better the BNP’s political history of killing,
conspiracy and repression as the party has the history of grabbing state power
kidnapping people at gun point.
The BNP resorted to killing-rape,
looting-arson, repression, terrorism and militancy after assuming power in
2001, the AL general secretary said.
He said about 21,000 AL leaders and
workers were killed by BNP’s terrorists and the BNP carried out
heinous grenade attack on the AL’s rally on
August 21 in 2004.