Oikyafront a diminished alliance: Hasan

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 19 (BSS): Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the Jatiya Oikyafront is now a diminished alliance in the political field.

"The people are not responding to their call. They don't trust them and they have lost their acceptability," he said, addressing the triennial conference of Tanti League Chattogram city unit at JM Sen Hall in the port city.

Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Nizam Uddin Hazari, MP, Chattogram city unit Awami League acting President Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury and General Secretary and city mayor AJM Nasir Uddin addressed the conference as special guests with Chattogram city unit Tanti League Convener Nurul Amin Manik in the chair.

Hasan said, "The Oikyafront is holding different rallies. We also want strong opposition parties for strengthening democracy. But the Oikyafront is not finding any issue to wage a movement. For this, they are trying to make an issue over trifle matters."

He said the front waged movement on quota reform and sometimes they waged movement on safe road. "Now, they are trying to wage a movement over BUET student Abrar killing. But they didn't get any support from the common people," said Hasan, also publicity and publication secretary of AL.

Thanking the leaders of Oikyafront for their recent movement, the minister said, "You can criticise the activities of the government. We uphold the culture of criticism and we want that the strong opposition parties criticise our works in parliament and on the streets as well. And we believe that the criticisms could strengthen the path of democracy."

But criticisms for nothing are not good for the country's politics and its people, the minister added.

Hasan said, "There are many infiltrators in the party (AL). We are cleaning the garbage ahead of the next conference of Awami League. The associate bodies of the party will also be cleaned."