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Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday warned that the opposition alliance will implement the referendum verdict with or without the support of the parliament to prevent a return of fascist rule in the country.
The people voted in favour of crucial state reforms by choosing “yes” in the referendum, and the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance has always supported people’s “supreme will,” Shafiqur added.
He was while speaking at the 46th founding anniversary programme of alliance partner Jatiya Gonotantrik Party (JAGPA) at the National Press Club in Dhaka.
JAGPA organised the programme titled “We will implement the revolutionary oath of the July Charter.”
Shafiqur also held the government accountable for ushering in a renewed phase of fascism, and for denying the people’s verdict in the referendum.
The denial of the referendum verdict will undermine the democratic principle and disregard the people’s mandate, while such a move will also deepen the country’s political instability, he said.
“The journey of fascism has begun anew in the country when the ruling party started rejecting the referendum verdict. We will stop the gradual journey of fascism. We will not let it continue,” he said.
The fascism that repeatedly prevented the nation from moving forward over the past 54 years was thrown into the Bay of Bengal, drains and sewers by the revolutionaries of 2024, he said, raising a question who now wants to pull it out of the sewer?
“It is important to remember that this generation has already proven that when they wake up, there is no need to wait for months and years to wage a protest,” said the leader of the opposition in the parliament.
Claiming that their (young generation) determination to fight is enough to make the heart of the fascist tremble, Shafiqur said the anti-fascist stance of the revolutionaries of 2024 is very clear, while Jamaat will remain beside them to help them reach their desired goal.
“Our mandates have been hijacked and robbed and the countrymen have been dishonored,” Shafiqur said, citing the consequences of the defeated Awami League.
He said that his party will continue its movement to implement the referendum as 70% people cast their votes in favour of “Yes”.
“We were in favour of the referendum, we are still on it and will remain rigid until our demand is fulfilled,” he said, calling upon the people to take to the streets to force the ruling quarter to accept the people’s mandates.
The Jamaat chief said that his party has decided to take to the streets, boycotting the parliament, and that the party men held their first phase of movement last Saturday, which is the inception of the anti-government movement.
He blasted the government for not allowing opposition party lawmakers to discuss the energy issue in the House and said the ruling BNP fears unmasking the truth behind the energy crisis before the nation.
Shafiqur Rahman also expressed concern over possible food shortage in the country and said the farmers are waiting for water and oil for irrigation during the full boro season, but the government is seen unaided.
About the government’s probable move to arrange online classes to save power consumption, he said that the schooling of the children has been hampered during the coronavirus outbreak, resulting in a huge dropout rate.
“If the government follows the same footsteps, the nation will be plunged into blindness and foolishness. We will resist the government’s moves in this regard,” he warned.
