AL has no chance to return to power: Jamaat

FE Team | Published: January 03, 2025 23:49:16

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said Awami League (AL) has no chance of returning to power in the upcoming elections, report agencies.
Speaking at a member conference organised by Natore district Jamaat at Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula Government College ground in Natore on Friday, Dr Rahman said some people are questioning whether Awami League will even participate in the elections.
"Those who do not love and respect the people of this country have no election in their fate," he said.
The Jamaat Ameer went on to condemn the past elections, saying that AL had held three elections through cruelty, adding, "What elections for those who do not believe in elections?"
He also called on the government to implement urgent reforms and hold free and fair elections, allowing the people to choose their representatives through voting. "The people will elect those they like," he said.
The Jamaat leader further said political leaders who have held power since the country's independence had betrayed the trust of the people to varying degrees, including Awami League which has caused the most harm to citizens.
"It's a matter of satisfaction that our workers stood beside the people and victims of atrocities during July movement," Shafiq said adding his party wants to make the hands of the youths as the tools for building the country.
The Jamaat leader said they want foreign friend but not any master. Bangladesh was not freed from Pakistani rule to become subordinate of others, he said.
The Jamaat leader mentioned that there are currently around 11 crore voters in the country, but many eligible young men and women have not been included in the voter list.
If they are registered, the voter count would increase even further, he said.
Underlying the importance of communal harmony in the country the Jamaat leader said, "We never want disparity; rather we want unity among all religious communities.
Natore district Jamaat Ameer Dr Mir Nurul Islam presided over the meeting, where leaders from various levels, including the party's Central Assistant Secretary General Rafiqul Islam Khan, spoke.