Inu, Menon trash Tarique\\\'s claim

Ditching BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman's claim that they had been involved in preparing the grounds for the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu and Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon said on Tuesday what he claimed is a lie, reports UNB.
Inu claimed that he had gone into hiding after the assassination of Bangabandhu along with most of his family members on August 15, 1975.
"After the killing of Bangabandhu, I'd gone into hiding. I was not present in the oath-taking ceremony of Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed," he said while talking to reporters at his office.
Inu also claimed that he raised his voice against Mushtaque within 48 hours of the August 15 incident, saying about 100 leaders and activists of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad) had been killed by 'Mushtaque Bahini' in 83 days of assuming office.
Alleging that Ziaur Rahman had massacred 5,000 soldiers, including Colonel Taher, and sent war criminals abroad, he said Tarique Rahman is now making a rubbish statement to conceal the truth.
The Information Minister also branded Zia as a 'villain of history and the mastermind of communalism'.
Talking separately with reporters, Menon said Tarique Rahman has resorted to falsehood in his desperate bid to return to politics.
Reiterating that was not present in the swearing-in ceremony of Mushtaque, Menon said, "Though I had been in Dhaka, we were in a constant fear following Bangabandhu's assassination. We got the news of Mushtaque through radio. You can find out the truth going through the history."
Taking a swipe at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique, Menon said they are now trying to reverse the history. "The role of Khaleda Zia had been questionable during the Liberation War in 1971 and Tarique is now making this false statement for saving his mother."