Govt out to ruin young leadership: Jubo Dal

Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal alleged on Tuesday that the government is conspiring to destroy BNP's young leadership with the help of its 'puppet' administration, reports UNB.
"The government has long been conspiring to destroy BNP and politics by maligning the young leadership of different associate bodies, including Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal," said Jubo Dal president Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal.
He also alleged that the current 'autocratic' regime's main target is to give people a negative impression about BNP's young leadership so that it can hang onto power without any trouble.
Alal  came up with the allegation at a press conference organised at BNP's Nayapaltan central office protesting the arrest of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president, Rajib Ahsan, on a 'false' charge.
On July 19, law enforcers arrested Rajib and his five associates reportedly with 45 Yaba pills and a bottle of hard liquor in a car at Lebukhali Ferryghat in Dumki upazila.
Azam Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dumki thana, filed a case against them under the Narcotics Control Act.
The Jubo Dal president said the allegation of recovering drug from Rajib's car is not true. "We think this false allegation was brought as part of the government's blueprint to annihilate BNP's future leadership."
He claimed that all know the culprits involved in peddling drug and Yaba belong to the ruling party.
Instead of arresting the ruling party's Cox's Bazar MP, his wife and relatives for indulging in drug peddling, Alal said the government has arrested Rajib only to tarnish his image.
"They (govt) in the name of development and democracy are establishing bad politics to perpetuate their power," he observed.
He claimed that 20 leaders and activists of Jubo Dal were killed and made disappeared during BNP's anti-government movement.
The Jubo Dal chief said many top leaders of their organisation are on the run facing 'false' political cases.
Alal demanded the government release Rajib and other leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies after withdrawing the 'false' cases filed against them.
Meanwhile, BNP sought on Tuesday time until September 15 from the Election Commission (EC) to submit its audit report on its financial transaction in 2014 calendar year.
The deadline for submission of the audit report by BNP expires on July 31 next.
A two-member BNP delegation, led by its assistant office secretary Asadul Karim Shahin, sought the time extension through a letter to the EC.
They handed over the letter to EC additional Secretary Mukhlesur Rahman around 11:15am.
Meanwhile,  BNP will arrange a doa mahfi tomorrow (Thursday) seeking early recovery of its ailing leaders, including standing committee member Tariqul Islam and acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
The programme will be held on the ground floor of BNP's Nayapaltan central office after Asr prayers.