Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has condemned and protested attacks on general students and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) during the quota reform movement, reports UNB.
"A section of these protesters are speaking in favour of the razakars. It is clear that BNP-Jamaat is behind it," he said.
The AL came up with the remarks while speaking at a press conference at the party president's office at Dhanmondi in the capital on Tuesday.
He made it clear that any movement targeting the country's independence and Liberation War will be resisted. He said patience does not mean silence.
"There is a group which is hatching conspiracies behind the quota movement. In the past, BNP tried to reap the benefits of the movement by relying on the street protests. They committed arson terrorism. But they did not get a response to their movement. They were defeated by the strong stance of the people," said the Al leader.
"Tarique Rahman has gotten involved in the quota reform movement. His party, BNP, has openly supported it. They are plotting to turn a non-political issue into a political movement. They are distorting the Prime Minister's remarks on the quota issue to mislead the public. The prime minister did not call those involved in the quota movement 'razakar'," he added.
"BNP-Jamaat activists are forcing students to join the quota movement. Yesterday, they attacked general students and the Chhatra League without any provocation. At least 500 leaders and activists of Chhatra League were injured, and two leaders were shot. They are spreading false pictures of various Chhatra League leaders on different pages for propaganda," added the minister.
The AL general secretary said the issue of quota reform is a matter of the court. There is no way or opportunity to decide on this matter through force or any other means outside the court.
Quader also condemned the statement made by US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller. He commented that they should look at themselves in the mirror before talking about the democracy of other countries.
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