pupil -Sutid Hasina came to power in the mass uprising of the people. In this coup, more than 1,000 students lost their lives in this coup. The country is currently running. The discussion is going on for more than a decade.
However, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir feels that Awami League should not be prevented from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections or banned as a fascist political party, as both activities will weaken democratic practices.
He said this in an interview with the news agency UNB last Tuesday (October 1).
Mirza Fakhrul expressed doubts about the possibility of Awami League's strong return in the political background and said that the party has become politically bankrupt and has gradually been isolated from the public and the young generation due to anti-people activities.
In the interview, he also expressed concern about a potential depoliticization of one-eleven, while he urged political parties to be vigilant and act responsibly.
Fakhrul said, ‘If we If you really want democracy, why will Awami League be excluded from the election? If an old political party like Awami League wants to participate in the elections, people should be given the opportunity to decide their fate.’
Based on his understanding and understanding of Awami League, the BNP leader said that the party will participate in the elections under the current interim government. After such a big event and change in 1975, the Awami League did not boycott the elections. And I think, this was the right strategy for the team.
Fakhrul said that election boycott is not always the right approach for democratic parties, although sometimes elections can be boycotted as part of the movement, as we did, it was a valid decision. However, when a team faces challenges, there are several ways to recover, and participation in elections is one of those pathways that should be pursued to proceed.
He also pointed out that the negative tendency to ban political parties or exclude certain parties from elections is a flawed political culture. Jamaat is now back in politics. So, I don't believe that it is the right step for the government to impose such a decision.“
Fakhrul, however, said that even if Awami League joins the elections, the people of the country will leave him for his brutal activities and brutal role in suppressing the democratic movement.
In response to a question about the possibility of banning the Awami League for 10 years under a draft amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act, 1973, he admitted that the action was proposed in a legal framework, crimes against humanity. Forbidden for. However, I am unsure how appropriate it will be from a democratic perspective,” he added.
‘I am not in favor of banning the Awami League, nor will I be in favor of banning any political party,’ he said.
When asked about the possibility of Awami League as a political party after being ousted from the mass uprising, Fakhrul said, "I have been saying for a long time that Awami League has gone bankrupt politically. When a party relies heavily on the bureaucracy and the state apparatus, it is separated from the people and the mass demands are failed to realize the mass demands.
The biggest loss of Awami League is that their trust with the people, especially the loss of contact with the younger generation, is uncertain whether the party will be able to reconnect with the people and restore their confidence in the near future.
Fakhrul said, the student-led mass uprising No single party can take credit, because it was a spontaneous movement in which people from all walks of life were involved in their strong anger against the fascist Awami League regime.
He said the country should be run by people who have real ties to the people rather than by the selected groups of intellectuals, bureaucrats and technocrats.
