Bangla Press Desk: BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday criticised Muhammad Yunus for suggesting an interim government is still a good option, saying that people did not struggle for 16 years to hand over the responsibility of the country to a ‘superhuman’ .
“The 16 years of struggle were for the restoration of democracy, democratic order, and the return of the people’s voting rights and ownership of the country,” he said while talking to reporters after meetings with three political parties at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office.
The BNP leader made the remarks in response to a journalist’s query about the Chief Adviser’s recent interview with Al Jazeera, in which he reiterated that the next national election would be held by June 2026 and asserted that people still consider the interim government a good solution and they are not saying the interim government go now.
In response, Khosru, a BNP Standing Committee member, said, “The people of Bangladesh did not fight and make immense sacrifices to hand the responsibility of (ruling) Bangladesh to any superhuman. There is no reason to believe that the people of Bangladesh should wait for any great man to provide a solution for democracy.”
The BNP leader said BNP is the major political party in Bangladesh, representing the country’s people.
Referring to their party’s recent meetings with political parties active on the streets against Sheikh Hasina’s regime, he said around 50 such parties have already firmly stated that the election should be held before December this year.
Khosru suggested that the government should move towards elections by announcing a clear roadmap, after formulating a national charter based on reform proposals that political parties have reached a consensus on.
Khosru questioned whether the Chief Adviser meant by “people” a certain quarter or government beneficiaries who stand against democracy and the people’s democratic rights.
He also said it is not difficult to understand that these people, whom the Chief Adviser referred to, are putting democracy against reform.
Khosru expressed the hope that the Chief Adviser will not back off from the commitment he made during the meeting with political parties about the election. “We want elections by December…the people have sacrificed their blood for establishing effective democracy by forming a government with their elected representatives,” he said.
A 10-member delegation from NAP Bhasani, led by Advocate Azharul Islam, a 12-member delegation from Amjanatar Dal, led by Moshiuzzaman, and an eight-member delegation from Bangladesh People’s Party, led by Nazma Akter, also attended meetings with the BNP liaison committee.
The BNP began discussions with its alliance partners on 17 April to determine its next course of action. Source: DS
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