Thursday, 19 September, 2024
On Tuesday, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that no reforms can last without a parliamentary government. However, The interim government will not be allowed to fail in any way, whoever, it must ensure that it does not become the cause of its failure.
“The interim government's principal responsibility is to move forward to form a parliament through public elections”, said the BNP leader, through video message from London.
Tarique Rahman made the remarks while addressing the mammoth rally held in front of BNP Nayapaltan headquarters in Dhaka.
He said that his party would remain supportive of the interim government and called upon the party men to stay with the people and achieve their trust and love through their respective works.
"The country will go on an election roadmap following the path of reform activities. So, let us achieve the people's trust and love. Stay with the people and keep them with us," he said.
Earlier, the meeting started after 2.30 pm with recitation from the Holy Quran, where thousands of BNP leaders and workers thronged at city's Nayapaltan area to joined the rally since morning.
BNP standing committee members and central leaders also addressed the rally.
The BNP acting chairman reiterated that the changeover of power doesn't mean only the handover of state power; rather it means qualitative change in the state and the country's politics,
Terming the ongoing reform process in politics as a continuous process in all sectors of the state, Tarique Rahman said public uprising or reform program is a normal and acceptable practice to democratic politics, where everyone is eligible to express his or her personal opinions, if necessary.
For this reason, he said the BNP has repeatedly emphasized on establishing the right of the people's voting rights. "BNP believes that the people direct partnership with the state politics and political establishment is created to ensure a free, fair and credible general election," he added.
"Every political leader and activist should keep in mind that qualitative change of a political party's leaders and activists is needed for qualitative change of politics," he said.
Tarique Rahman urged the party men to prepare themselves to lead a knowledge-based state and society without being confused in any provocation or persuasion.
Tens of thousands of leaders and workers joined the massive gathering. BNP shifted the date of the rally to Tuesday from Sunday last due to inclement weather.
Recalling the sacrifice of the martyrs to free the country from autocratic rule, the BNP acting chairman said a huge number of people spontaneously joined the rally on the street.
The pro-Bangladeshi force may have to make more sacrifices to build a discrimination free Bangladesh as cherished by the students-people, he said.
"We have more paths to go. But this path won't be of terrorism, conflict, revenge or vengeance rather of patience, tolerance and understanding," the BNP acting chairman said.
Tarique Rahman said the government which is formed through a mass uprising in Bangladesh or any other country must be considered as the government of the people.
So, the people continued supporting the interim government and it will do so in the days to come as well, he hoped.
But at one stage, accountability of the interim government is also ensured through an elected parliament, he mentioned.
So, the foremost and prime target of all the reform activities of the government should be establishing an elected parliament and government through ensuring people's political empowerment, said the BNP acting chairman.
He urged the government to prioritize the reform programme with the aim of establishing an accountable government and parliament formed with elected representatives by people's votes.
Tarique Rahman said development, democracy or reforms cannot be sustainable and effective without the political empowerment of the people and without the engagement of people in reform activities.
People's political empowerment can be ensured through establishing people's voting rights by holding a free, fair and neutral election, he said.
Tarique Rahman called upon the government to take priority based measures for the reformation of the Election Commission and public administration as well as building law enforcement agencies as efficient forces.
Noting that the interim government has already taken some reform initiatives, the BNP acting chairman said if the interim government cannot fix priorities in view of agenda setting, the clique of conspirators can take various advantages to frustrate the success of the mass upsurge.
Evidences of such conspiracies have already become visible, he added.
The BNP acting chairman said the country and its people is now freed from the fears of enforced disappearance, killings, abduction and terrible "Aynaghar"
Now the first task should be establishing the people's democratic, political and voting rights, he said.
Currently, around 12.5 crore voters are enlisted and around 2.5 crore new voters were included in the voter's list, he mentioned.
But this 2.5 crore voters of the new generation couldn't exercise their voting rights in any national election, Tarique Rahman said.
Neither they could elect their cherished public representative nor they get the scope to be public representative by contesting elections, he said.
Noting that half of the total population is women and a large section of society is youth, Tarique Rahman said it is not possible to build a discrimination free humane state keeping this large section of society beyond political partnership.
Unless the political and economic empowerment of people and people's participation in reform activities can be ensured, reform activities won't bring any effective results, he mentioned.
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On Tuesday, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that no reforms can last without a parliamentary government. However, The interim government will not be allowed to fail in any way, whoever, it must ensure that it does not become the cause of its failure.
“The interim government's principal responsibility is to move forward to form a parliament through public elections”, said the BNP leader, through video message from London.
Tarique Rahman made the remarks while addressing the mammoth rally held in front of BNP Nayapaltan headquarters in Dhaka.
He said that his party would remain supportive of the interim government and called upon the party men to stay with the people and achieve their trust and love through their respective works.
"The country will go on an election roadmap following the path of reform activities. So, let us achieve the people's trust and love. Stay with the people and keep them with us," he said.
Earlier, the meeting started after 2.30 pm with recitation from the Holy Quran, where thousands of BNP leaders and workers thronged at city's Nayapaltan area to joined the rally since morning.
BNP standing committee members and central leaders also addressed the rally.
The BNP acting chairman reiterated that the changeover of power doesn't mean only the handover of state power; rather it means qualitative change in the state and the country's politics,
Terming the ongoing reform process in politics as a continuous process in all sectors of the state, Tarique Rahman said public uprising or reform program is a normal and acceptable practice to democratic politics, where everyone is eligible to express his or her personal opinions, if necessary.
For this reason, he said the BNP has repeatedly emphasized on establishing the right of the people's voting rights. "BNP believes that the people direct partnership with the state politics and political establishment is created to ensure a free, fair and credible general election," he added.
"Every political leader and activist should keep in mind that qualitative change of a political party's leaders and activists is needed for qualitative change of politics," he said.
Tarique Rahman urged the party men to prepare themselves to lead a knowledge-based state and society without being confused in any provocation or persuasion.
Tens of thousands of leaders and workers joined the massive gathering. BNP shifted the date of the rally to Tuesday from Sunday last due to inclement weather.
Recalling the sacrifice of the martyrs to free the country from autocratic rule, the BNP acting chairman said a huge number of people spontaneously joined the rally on the street.
The pro-Bangladeshi force may have to make more sacrifices to build a discrimination free Bangladesh as cherished by the students-people, he said.
"We have more paths to go. But this path won't be of terrorism, conflict, revenge or vengeance rather of patience, tolerance and understanding," the BNP acting chairman said.
Tarique Rahman said the government which is formed through a mass uprising in Bangladesh or any other country must be considered as the government of the people.
So, the people continued supporting the interim government and it will do so in the days to come as well, he hoped.
But at one stage, accountability of the interim government is also ensured through an elected parliament, he mentioned.
So, the foremost and prime target of all the reform activities of the government should be establishing an elected parliament and government through ensuring people's political empowerment, said the BNP acting chairman.
He urged the government to prioritize the reform programme with the aim of establishing an accountable government and parliament formed with elected representatives by people's votes.
Tarique Rahman said development, democracy or reforms cannot be sustainable and effective without the political empowerment of the people and without the engagement of people in reform activities.
People's political empowerment can be ensured through establishing people's voting rights by holding a free, fair and neutral election, he said.
Tarique Rahman called upon the government to take priority based measures for the reformation of the Election Commission and public administration as well as building law enforcement agencies as efficient forces.
Noting that the interim government has already taken some reform initiatives, the BNP acting chairman said if the interim government cannot fix priorities in view of agenda setting, the clique of conspirators can take various advantages to frustrate the success of the mass upsurge.
Evidences of such conspiracies have already become visible, he added.
The BNP acting chairman said the country and its people is now freed from the fears of enforced disappearance, killings, abduction and terrible "Aynaghar"
Now the first task should be establishing the people's democratic, political and voting rights, he said.
Currently, around 12.5 crore voters are enlisted and around 2.5 crore new voters were included in the voter's list, he mentioned.
But this 2.5 crore voters of the new generation couldn't exercise their voting rights in any national election, Tarique Rahman said.
Neither they could elect their cherished public representative nor they get the scope to be public representative by contesting elections, he said.
Noting that half of the total population is women and a large section of society is youth, Tarique Rahman said it is not possible to build a discrimination free humane state keeping this large section of society beyond political partnership.
Unless the political and economic empowerment of people and people's participation in reform activities can be ensured, reform activities won't bring any effective results, he mentioned.
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