BNP fails to understand people’s mindset: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Monday the failure of BNP lies in their inability and inaptness to understand the language of people who are now made engaged in any decision-making process through strengthening democracy, reports BSS.

He was addressing a virtual press conference on contemporary issues from his official residence on parliament premises.

Quader said the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working tirelessly to give democracy an institutional shape side by side with strengthening it. Now people are being engaged in any decision-making process, he said.

He said BNP is beating about the bush over the recent by-elections and they could not come out from their traditions of falsifying any fact and raising allegations after any polls.

Mentioning that BNP does not stick to in any issue, he said there is no way to hold an interim parliamentary election as the polls will be held following the constitution.

The AL general secretary said if BNP wants to go to power through any undemocratic way, the people will resist them.

He urged BNP to stay beside people instead of wasting time in hatching conspiracy and creating unrest.

The minister said the Election Commission is a constitutional institution and it is acting independently. Cooperation of all political parties is needed to strengthen the EC, he said.

He said if BNP places their constructive criticism without making criticism as a whole, EC may take measures.

Quader said BNP's calling of hartal boycotting the results of by-polls is like giving programme against people's verdict.

If BNP destroys people's peace and comfort, Awami League along with the people would resist them, he added.