Dr Kamal-led Ganoforum’s council on December 12

FE Team | Published: October 17, 2020 20:29:02

Expelling its eight rebel leaders, including MostafaMohsinMontu, Dr Abu Sayeed and Subrata Chowdhury, Ganoforum, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Saturday decided to hold the party's central council on December 12, reports UNB.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's central committee at the Jatiya Press Club.
Ganoforum leader Mostak Ahmed read out the decisions of the meeting.
He said the meeting decided to hold the central council of the party on December 12 to make the organisation a stronger, dynamic and well-organised one in light of the current political and organisational reality.
Mostak said the meeting also decided to expel MostafaMohsinMontu, Prof Abu Sayeed, Subrata Chowdhury and ZaglulHaiderAfrik from the post of primary member of the party for not responding to the show-cause notices served on them on charge of violating party discipline and involving in anti-organisational activities.
Previously expelled leaders Helaluddin, Latiful Bari Hamim, Khan Siddiqur Rahman and Abdul Hasib Chowdhury have also been expelled from the party as its primary members.
All but Dhaka city unit Ganoforum leader HarunTalukder present at the meeting applauded the decisions.Harun said he has no support for the decisions.
Later, party MP Mokabbir Khan, who presided over the meeting, said the decisions were passed at the meeting as only a member opposed those.
He said their party leaders at the meeting viewed that a handful of leaders who do not comply with party discipline, obey party president and general secretary and the party charter are trying to confuse people and play a foul play using Ganoforum's name. "It can't be accepted."
Mokabbir also said Ganoforum was not formed to serve the purpose of any agency, but a quarter within the party has been doing that for 26 years.
Party general secretary Dr Reza Kibria said some of their leaders have left the party and they have taken it as a usual matter in politics.
He, however, told the party leaders that they have the democratic rights to go with Montu and other rebel leaders and follow them if their activities, ideals and personality and thoughts are better than Dr Kamal.
"If Kamal Hossain's thoughts attract you, then stay with us. There're instances in Ganoforum that many people earlier deserted the party and joined other ones. So, it's nothing new," Reza observed.