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| 4-party mulls over united movement |
| 2010-02-17 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami yesterday said that launching united movement against the failures of the government and repression on the opposition is an inevitable demand of the people. Talking to UNB at his office, Nizami gave a broad hint that the four-party alliance would be expanded with like-minded parties, but he would not elaborate on this point. "There is no doubt about the united movement... four-party alliance is already on the street and time will say who else will be in the movement," he said. The Jamaat Ameer alleged that the Awami League-led government could not fulfil any of its pledges and said "everyone with political or non-political background started speaking against its activities." Refuting allegations that Shibir activists cut tendons of Chhatra League workers at Rajshahi University, he said he had thrown a challenge in the fifth parliament on this issue, but none came up with any proof that Shibir was involved with politics of cutting tendons. "Such allegation has no reality. This is part of a false campaign to undermine the Chhatra Shibir," Nizami said. Replying to a question, he said the unfortunate incident at Rajshahi University was a "pre-planned move to divert the public attention" from the failures of the government, particularly the failure of the prime minister's visit to India. He said, "By staging the incidents at Rajshahi University, the government prepared the ground for launching the combing operation against Jamaat-Shibir. "This has become clear from the recent statements of the home minister and the state minister for home." The Jamaat chief alleged that the government wants to stop the path of constitutional politics, but he said, "People would never ever accept any undemocratic political system in the country." He cautioned that it would not be good for anyone if the door of constitutional politics is shut. Asked whether he apprehends involvement of any third force in the recent spate of incidents that may lead to another one-eleven episode, Nizami thinks that the government is staging these incidents by using its agencies. "Eruption of new incidents following the unfortunate happening at Rajshahi University tends to raise question by some civil society members whether the country is again moving towards the one-eleven." He said imprudent decisions by previous governments had created scope for intervention by the third force. "We don't have any information about it but all political parties should think over it." The Jamaat leader said his party will project "government's repression on them in a democratic way, as they did not take any hot headed steps in the past." |
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