Govt wants to hide failure detaining petty leaders: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that the government wants to hide its failure in the name of detaining petty leaders of Awami League in connection with casino business.
“The ruling quarter wants to eliminate the odor of corruption by detaining small fishes. It can’t be accepted,” Fakhrul made the remark while addressing a public rally in Mymensingh this afternoon.
The district unit BNP organised the rally as part of the party’s nationwide programme to press their demand for immediate release of party’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
He also blasted several leaders of the Awami League as they are claiming that the people involved in casino business have belonged to BNP. “Then what did you (govt) do for the last 12 years. Have you sucked your fingers?”
“The people who were involved in the casino business have been donating money to you (govt) and those have been siphoned off for the 12 years,” the BNP leader alleged.
“When trust is lost, it does not come back,” Fakhrul said adding that the ruling quarter made many pledges before 2008’s national election, but it did not keep its commitment, rather betrayed the nation.
The Awami League in its pledges said that they would turn the country into a secured one by upholding human rights and ensuring people’s rights to vote freely, Fakhrul said.
“Now who votes for whom? Now police brothers cast votes on behalf of all,” Fakhrul said again bringing vote-rigging allegation against the ruling quarter in the December 30 national election.
Referring to several scams in the country’s many mega projects, Fakhrul said Jubo League men are involved in these corruptions and the government is active behind them (AL men).
Calling upon the police forces to take a stance in favour of people without protecting corrupted ruling party men, Fakhrul said, “It is people’s constitutional rights to raise voice against looters. Please don’t be opposed to the people.”
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