Govt has betrayed July Revolution, alleges Nahid

\National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam has accused the government of betraying the aspirations of the 2024 July Revolution, demanding the immediate implementation of constitutional reforms endorsed by the public through a referendum, reports UNB.
Speaking as the chief guest at a dialogue titled 'Reform Deadlock: Way Forward,'organised by the NCP Reform Committee at a hotel in the capital on Saturday, Nahid said the revolution marked a historic rejection of authoritarianism and called for structural transformation rather than cosmetic change.
"The 2024 revolution was a historic rejection of authoritarianism. The people of Bangladesh demanded not cosmetic reform, but structural transformation," he said.
Referring to the referendum on the July Charter and 48 reform proposals, he said the public 'overwhelmingly approved both the reforms and the formation of a Constitutional Reform Council mandated to implement them within 180 working days.
Nahid, who also serves as the Opposition Chief Whip in parliament, sharply criticised the BNP-led government, alleging that it had reneged on its pre-election commitments.
"Before the election, BNP leaders, including the current Prime Minister, publicly supported the referendum framework. Yet after assuming office, the government refused to form the Constitutional Reform Council," he said.
He further alleged that the government had repealed key reform ordinances related to judicial independence, anti-corruption measures, police accountability, and enforced disappearances, while simultaneously expanding executive authority through new legislation.