Jamaat, NCP, 6 other political parties to launch movement for July Charter implementation
Eight like-minded political parties, including
Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP), will launch a simultaneous
movement within this week to press for their four-point demands, including
immediate implementation of the July Charter.
The six other parties are Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB),
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Gono Odhikar Parishad, Amar Bangladesh Party,
Khelafat Majlish, and Bangladesh Nezame Islam Party.
As part of the movement, each party will hold a separate
press conference to announce its programme, IAB spokesperson Gazi Ataur Rahman
told The Daily Star.
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish will hold its press briefing
tomorrow at its central office in Purana Paltan, where Ameer Muhammad Mamunul
Haque will deliver a speech and unveil the simultaneous programme.
The four demands are: immediate implementation of the July
Charter, banning the politics of Jatiya Party as "an ally of Awami
League" and an "agent of India", introducing the PR system in
the upper house in the upcoming national election, and creating a level playing
field for the election.
Jamaat-e-Islami, IAB, NCP and several other parties have
previously voiced similar demands in the National Consensus Commission
dialogue.
Jalaluddin, secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat
Majlish, told The Daily Star that they will begin with soft political
programmes and announce tougher actions gradually to pressure the government.