Reza Mahmud :
Mid and grass roots level leaders and activists of the BNP become largely disappointed as the party high command’s failure to bring out massive rally January 5 on the day the party labels as ‘democracy killing day’.
“The election is near. The next Parliament polls will be held next January. Our party needed a massive showdown ignoring the government’s refusal to give us permission. But the party high command instead took soft programme. It may not help us gain popularity,” said an Organising Secretary of the party preferring anonymity.
Sources said, on Monday, the BNP announced to stage a huge rally at either Suhrawardy Udyan or Nayapaltan in front of the party central office and bring out black flag processions across the country to mark January 5 which the party observes as the ‘democracy killing day’ since the last Parliament election held on the same day in 2014 amid BNP alliance’s boycotting.
The administration did not give permission to the
party to hold the programme.
Huge law enforcers were deployed in and around BNP’s Nayapaltan central office since morning to guard against rally.
But contrarily, the police administration has given permission to hold rally on Friday to a little known party named as ‘United Islamic Party’ which is close to the ruling Awami League. Mahbubul Alam Hanif, the Joint-General Secretary of Awami League delivered speech there.
To protest the administration’s decision, the BNP called for protest rally in every thana of the capital city on Saturday.
But the mid level leaders of the party disagreed with the party’s stance in this regards.
They said, “The people of Bangladesh want to see the strength of the BNP. It does not mean vandalism. We need to show our morale on the streets ignoring the government’s muscle power.”
They said, if the tens of thousands of party men were on the streets, then the police might not have started clash with us. Then the administration must be compelled to let us observe the programme.
“If the police dare engage conflict with the party men, the angry people must take to streets to protest that,” they said.
They said, nowadays protest in streets means popularity among people. If any party failed to show its strength, the people become skeptical on their true capability.
In such circumstances, our leaders are playing defensive role since one eleven in 2006.
The people had seen that the defensive role failed to give us any good result in national politics.
In the coming year of election we need to overcome all the past’s weaknesses taking strong decisions.
But our central leaders failed to play such a role. It has disappointed us as the people want a change in the state power.
When contacted, BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain told The New Nation, “The party men across the country tried to observe the day. Some where they became successful, some where not. The party has outlined a programme in protest of the government’s refusal to permit us to hold rally. It is our party decision. I have nothing to say about it.”
Mid and grass roots level leaders and activists of the BNP become largely disappointed as the party high command’s failure to bring out massive rally January 5 on the day the party labels as ‘democracy killing day’.
“The election is near. The next Parliament polls will be held next January. Our party needed a massive showdown ignoring the government’s refusal to give us permission. But the party high command instead took soft programme. It may not help us gain popularity,” said an Organising Secretary of the party preferring anonymity.
Sources said, on Monday, the BNP announced to stage a huge rally at either Suhrawardy Udyan or Nayapaltan in front of the party central office and bring out black flag processions across the country to mark January 5 which the party observes as the ‘democracy killing day’ since the last Parliament election held on the same day in 2014 amid BNP alliance’s boycotting.
The administration did not give permission to the
party to hold the programme.
Huge law enforcers were deployed in and around BNP’s Nayapaltan central office since morning to guard against rally.
But contrarily, the police administration has given permission to hold rally on Friday to a little known party named as ‘United Islamic Party’ which is close to the ruling Awami League. Mahbubul Alam Hanif, the Joint-General Secretary of Awami League delivered speech there.
To protest the administration’s decision, the BNP called for protest rally in every thana of the capital city on Saturday.
But the mid level leaders of the party disagreed with the party’s stance in this regards.
They said, “The people of Bangladesh want to see the strength of the BNP. It does not mean vandalism. We need to show our morale on the streets ignoring the government’s muscle power.”
They said, if the tens of thousands of party men were on the streets, then the police might not have started clash with us. Then the administration must be compelled to let us observe the programme.
“If the police dare engage conflict with the party men, the angry people must take to streets to protest that,” they said.
They said, nowadays protest in streets means popularity among people. If any party failed to show its strength, the people become skeptical on their true capability.
In such circumstances, our leaders are playing defensive role since one eleven in 2006.
The people had seen that the defensive role failed to give us any good result in national politics.
In the coming year of election we need to overcome all the past’s weaknesses taking strong decisions.
But our central leaders failed to play such a role. It has disappointed us as the people want a change in the state power.
When contacted, BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain told The New Nation, “The party men across the country tried to observe the day. Some where they became successful, some where not. The party has outlined a programme in protest of the government’s refusal to permit us to hold rally. It is our party decision. I have nothing to say about it.”
