Appreciating the allocation in the budget for July fighters, Shama Obaid Islam, Member of Parliament of Faridpur-2 Constituency and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, demanded allocation for Trinamool leaders and activists of BNP who have been persecuted in the past 17 years. He said that thousands of poor leaders and workers of BNP in Gramganj have been tortured for a long time; Their words should also be in the budget.
Shama Obaid Islam said these things in the general discussion on the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 in the National Parliament on Sunday.
The State Minister for Foreign Affairs said, ‘The budget has been kept for July fighters. But in 17 years we have thousands of grassroots leaders and workers, poor village leaders and workers who have been oppressed, it is necessary to keep allocation in the budget.
He also said, ‘The families of those who have faced lawsuits, attacks, jail-oppression and financial loss during the long agitation-struggle should also be taken into consideration by the state. Those who have been on the streets for 17 years, their sacrifice also deserves state recognition.
