Staff Reporter :
The BNP on Thursday accused the government of pushing the Freedom Fighters’ children to streets saying anyone who wants quota now, there will have to be a movement for it.
“The government is playing double standard over the quota issue. It has sent the Freedom Fighters’ children to streets stating successful movement may bring back quota,” said BNP Senior Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office.
He said that the government was behind the demonstrations on Wednesday and Thursday at Shahbagh intersection by Freedom Fighters’ children with for 30 percent quota privileges for them in the government jobs.
The BNP leader said, “General students waged a movement for reform in quota system. They did not want its elimination. But the government took a decision to abolish quota. Now the children and grandchildren of Freedom Fighters have been brought to the streets. It is their (government’s) double standard.”
Referring to a demonstration by the children and grandchildren of Freedom Fighters at Shahbagh, Rizvi said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself asked them to wage the movement as saying “If anyone wants to bring quota system in jobs, they must choose the street strongly, then we will decide.”
Rizvi said, “The government brought the Freedom Fighters children to the streets with an open declaration. Ultimately, the government would not allow implementation of the decision on quota cancellation. In these circumstances, there is a doubt among the people about the implementation of the decision of abolishing quota in government jobs.”
Rizvi urged the Prime Minister to shun the role of double standard and not to confuse people with its tricks.
The BNP leader also criticised the government’s argument in favour of Digital Security Bill, 2018.
The BNP leader said, the government has got the bill passed to prevent the journalists from writing about the government’s misdeeds and corruption.
He said, the Prime Minister’s comments defending the law raised question as to why she (the Prime Minister) was so enthusiastic about such a law.
As per the law, the police have been given unbridled power to enter newspaper offices, seize their documents and arrest them (journalists). There is no such example in any democratic country of the world.
He said, “Voters have the right to cast votes in favour of their choice. But voters now cannot exercise this right, and journalists will lose the right to write it once the law is assented by the President.”
BNP Joint-Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, central leader Munir Hossain and Belal Ahmed, among others, were present.
The BNP on Thursday accused the government of pushing the Freedom Fighters’ children to streets saying anyone who wants quota now, there will have to be a movement for it.
“The government is playing double standard over the quota issue. It has sent the Freedom Fighters’ children to streets stating successful movement may bring back quota,” said BNP Senior Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office.
He said that the government was behind the demonstrations on Wednesday and Thursday at Shahbagh intersection by Freedom Fighters’ children with for 30 percent quota privileges for them in the government jobs.
The BNP leader said, “General students waged a movement for reform in quota system. They did not want its elimination. But the government took a decision to abolish quota. Now the children and grandchildren of Freedom Fighters have been brought to the streets. It is their (government’s) double standard.”
Referring to a demonstration by the children and grandchildren of Freedom Fighters at Shahbagh, Rizvi said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself asked them to wage the movement as saying “If anyone wants to bring quota system in jobs, they must choose the street strongly, then we will decide.”
Rizvi said, “The government brought the Freedom Fighters children to the streets with an open declaration. Ultimately, the government would not allow implementation of the decision on quota cancellation. In these circumstances, there is a doubt among the people about the implementation of the decision of abolishing quota in government jobs.”
Rizvi urged the Prime Minister to shun the role of double standard and not to confuse people with its tricks.
The BNP leader also criticised the government’s argument in favour of Digital Security Bill, 2018.
The BNP leader said, the government has got the bill passed to prevent the journalists from writing about the government’s misdeeds and corruption.
He said, the Prime Minister’s comments defending the law raised question as to why she (the Prime Minister) was so enthusiastic about such a law.
As per the law, the police have been given unbridled power to enter newspaper offices, seize their documents and arrest them (journalists). There is no such example in any democratic country of the world.
He said, “Voters have the right to cast votes in favour of their choice. But voters now cannot exercise this right, and journalists will lose the right to write it once the law is assented by the President.”
BNP Joint-Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, central leader Munir Hossain and Belal Ahmed, among others, were present.
