Home minister admitted 'political hypocrisy', says Hasnat Abdullah

Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser (Southern region) of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Cumilla-4 MP, on Sunday accused Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed of effectively admitting to "political hypocrisy" over electoral commitments, while alleging that Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman had repeatedly misled parliament regarding judicial administration, reports UNB.
Speaking at a national convention on energy, economy, human rights, reform and referendum organised by his party at Kakrail in the capital, Hasnat Abdullah said the Home Minister had openly conceded in parliament that his party accepted all decisions taken by the interim government solely to secure electoral participation - commitments they now have no intention of honouring. "This is nothing but hypocrisy towards the people of this country."
Turning to police reform, he alleged that the government has no genuine interest in restructuring the Police Commission, adding that the force continues to be used as a political instrument, a pattern he said persisted for 17 years.
Hasnat Abdullah noted that the minister has concentrated all authority over transfers and promotions within the police force in his own hands. "Police officers are human beings, too. We want their security ensured. Reform is necessary for that, yet the government is paying no heed." On judicial reform, he accused the Law Minister of misleading parliament.
While the minister claimed that judicial postings and promotions fall outside his jurisdiction, the NCP leader said the reality on the ground tells a different story.