Civil society not neutral: Suranjit

Criticising the civil society representatives who are calling for holding dialogue, Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta said Friday they failed to prove their neutrality and sincerity, report agencies.

"Initiative of Dr Huda was a failure. They have failed to be neutral and sincere, as they suggested for holding dialogue without asking to stop unleashing violence," he said.

He was speaking at a discussion on current politics in the city organised by Nouka Shamorthok Goshti with Advisor of the organisation Khandaker Dr Imdadul Huq Selim in the chair.

Suranjit said, "Before doing a good job a proper environment is required but they have messed it up by their mistake. Now it cannot be corrected."

He also raised question about the acceptability or the mediators who are trying to broker a solution to the current political impasse.

"To mediate any such dialogue, there should be across-the-board acceptability and credibility. Unfortunately, on many occasions their credibility came under question," he added.

"Politicians have to solve political problems. BNP wants to hold dialogue to save their leaders from cases, not to hold national election," he said.

"BNP has to leave Jamat-Shibir for the constitutional politics. Jamaat is the father of anarchy, who wants to see Bangladesh as Pakistan and BNP cannot go ahead with the agenda of Jamaat," said the AL leader. "Khaleda Zia is becoming isolated from people like other BNP leaders, which BNP also does not want," he said.