BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has said that Iskcon had remained restful for years at some stage within the Awami League government’s repression and persecution, questioning why they initiated this circulation handiest after Sheikh Hasina’s tumble.
“Being electorate of Bangladesh, they enchantment to the Indian government for circulation. Is Bangladesh underneath anyone’s rule that circulation would possibly maybe per chance additionally soundless be sought in varied locations?” he wondered at some stage in a dialogue marking the Forty third founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan on the Nationwide Press Club auditorium on the present time (29 November).
“Even India points statements, but we did not see any assertion when thousands were killed in July and August. An advocate became as soon as murdered, but no assertion came. If one individual is arrested, you [Iskcon] reveal statements, but when thousands are killed, there is silence. That is clearly biased,” the BNP chief added.
Calling for unity in opposition to fascism in Bangladesh, the BNP chief says, “Defeating fascism is highly now not going with out a united effort. We like a responsibility to revive democracy within the country. We must honour the sacrifices of those that gave their lives for democracy and now not betray their blood.”
He entreated all present political organisations within the country to mark a united front in opposition to fascist rule.
“Our most fundamental responsibility in restoring democracy is to make obvious free and comely elections,” he added.
“The outdated government forcibly seized vitality and staged mockeries within the title of elections. The responsibility of an length in-between government is to kind a conducive environment for comely elections the place the opposite folks’s opinions are accurately mirrored.”
The dialogue became as soon as presided over by Senior Naib-e-Ameer of the Khelafat Andolan Alhaj Mohammad Azam Khan.
At a media briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan place of work in Dhaka yesterday, BNP Senior Joint Secretary Overall Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said India’s quiz for the starting up of former Iskcon chief Chinmoy Krishna Das as an instantaneous assault on Bangladesh.
He added, “Why are they protesting? Their demands are unclear and handsome. Protests in seven divisional cities and incidents cherish the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam in Chattogram raise serious concerns. India’s Ministry of Exterior Affairs expressing subject over Chimoy’s arrest and anxious his delivery became as soon as unparalleled.”
Criticising India’s stance, Rizvi said, “Many other folks in Bangladesh are arrested for crimes cherish looting, terrorism, corruption, and murder. If Chimoy is a Bangladeshi citizen, he’s going to be tried underneath the law. It be highly extra special for a international country to reveal an announcement anxious anyone’s delivery.”
He accused India of remaining restful at some stage in outdated atrocities, announcing, “When Chhatra League contributors killed Bishwajit in daylight or when BNP chief Gayeshwar Chandra Roy became as soon as beaten, the place became as soon as India’s subject? Iskcon additionally stayed restful at some stage in those cases of injustice underneath Sheikh Hasina’s rule.”
Rizvi additional alleged that India’s actions counsel an plot to interfere in Bangladesh’s interior affairs and resist the modifications following the Awami League’s departure.
“India looks aligned with certain factions, unwilling to settle for Bangladesh’s transition against growth and democracy,” he said.
