Fakhrul, also BNP’s acting secretary general, came up with the remarks at a press briefing at the BNP’s Nayapaltan central office.The briefing was held to inform the reporters about the decisions of a meeting of the top leaders of the 20-party alliance held on Tuesday night at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office.Fakhrul said, the 20-party meeting strongly condemned Latif Siddiqui’s remarks over Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and the holy hajj, one of the five basic pillars of Islam, and Tablig Jamaat.Terming the remarks highly derogatory and quite unimaginable, the 20-party leaders said Latif Siddiqui has seriously hurt the religious sentiments and belief of crores of Muslim across the world.They also demanded that the minister be arrested and meted out exemplary punishment after removing him from the cabinet and parliament.Latif Siddiqui, now in the USA, at a reception arranged by expatriates from Tangail living in New York on Sunday evening reportedly said he is deadly against hajj and Tablig Jamaat.
