Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Professor Mia Golam Parwar has commented that the present government and BNP have turned 180 degrees from the desire of July revolution and the promise of implementation of the July National Charter. He also termed the matter as political ‘ambivalence’.
Secretary General of Jamaat made these comments while talking to journalists at Cox’s Bazar Airport today, Monday (March 23).
Mia Golam Parwar said, ‘The dream of a new Bangladesh that we saw in exchange for thousands of lives and the paralysis of thousands of people, after the formation of the government, the reflection of that desire is not seen. Especially the BNP which promised to implement the July Charter, now they are moving away from it and walking on a different path.’
Golam Parwar also said, ‘Despite the promise not to challenge the July charter, the matter has been made “sub-judicial” or pending by indirectly filing a writ in court with one of the parties. This is done with the indirect support of the government, which is very unfortunate. Talking to the public on the one hand, and taking a different tack behind the scenes—this is called duplicity.’
Regarding the referendum, Mia Golam Parwar said, ‘Public support for the referendum is more than the votes obtained in the national elections. Law is for man, not man for law. Therefore, it cannot be the work of the pro-democracy party to deny the July charter for the sake of the majority of the parliament.
The Jamaat Secretary General gave specific proposals to the government to resolve the current political crisis and said, ‘Take the oath of the Constitution Reform Council and include the July National Charter in the Schedule of the Constitution through the Presidential Order. This is the only way to solve the crisis now. The government has to decide whether they will resolve it in the parliament, or whether they will push the people to the streets again.’
He also mentioned that Jamaat-e-Islami is committed to playing a role for the people in parliament and on the streets as a responsible opposition party. At this time, the leaders and workers of the district Jamaat welcomed him at the airport.
