Killing people for movement undemocratic, says PM

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday those who kill people in the name of movement do not believe in healthy politics, democracy, constitution and the country's independence, reports UNB.
"Those who kill people in the name of politics do not believe in the acceptable definition of politics. They don't believe in democracy, constitution and the country's independence," she said.
The PM was addressing a launching ceremony of a photo-album 'Roktakto Bangladesh' (Bloodstained Bangladesh) at Osmani Memorial Auditorium displaying the photos of barbaric activities of BNP-Jamaat last year which left many innocent people dead.
Sheikh Hasina, also the President of the ruling Awami League (AL), said the country's democratic march forward will continue as her party always tried to run the country as per the constitution.
"But attempts had been made several times to snatch people's democratic rights and grab power through an undemocratic way claiming the lives of many people. They had played with the lives of people," she said adding that people do not want to see the repetition of such incidents in the country.
"They (anarchists) don't have any affection for people. What will they give the country and its people, this is my question," she added.
"The present government is working to improve the lot of the mass people. When the government is working for people why are obstacles being put on the path of development? Why are such attacks made, and whom will be happy with these?" she questioned.
Sheikh Hasina said Jamaat-Shibir's main agenda is to kill people and they did so back in 1971.
Talking about BNP, the PM said BNP was born through the illegal capture of power. "They came to power putting their feet on blood and that's why they always like to play with blood. Let me tell them, if you want to do politics then do it, but don't play with the lives of people."
Sheikh Hasina also said killing people is not a movement at all. "Please don't push any family into a dark abyss by killing its members."
The PM said the people of Bangladesh want peace. "We want peace in Bangladesh… we want people to live in the country in peace."
Hasina said that she does not have any greed for power as she has been working for the welfare of the people. "And my aim is to do that," she said adding, "We don't want to see the attack of Hyenas one after another soaking the soil of the country with blood."
Te AL chief urged people to be aware so that such incidents cannot recur in the country.
Briefly describing the horrific attacks of BNP-Jamaat activists in 2013, Hasina said, "My question is how much will the independent Bangladesh bleed. How many wives will turn widows, how many fathers will lose their children, how many children will lose their parents-why? Why the massacre was carried out? Was that just to stop an election?"
"Each party has its own decision over participating in an election. But to resist an election and launch attacks on people is not acceptable. Killing people in the name of movement, burning people in the name of movement, attack on the public servants, what's this?"
She said that 17 police personnel, two BGB personnel and two of army intelligence, and hundreds of innocent people were killed during the BNP-Jamaat atrocities in 2013.
Hasina said that their (BNP-Jamaat) movement failed to attract the mass people and that is why they tried to make the movement a success by taking lives. "They tried to play with dead bodies."
In this connection, she recalled the evil deeds of the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators in 1971. The PM also recalled the killing of Bangabandhu and his family members in 1975 and the killing four national leaders in jail.
AL general secretary and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Ashraful Islam and PM's Adviser HT Imam also spoke at the programme.
Ramzan, father of Monir, who was burned alive by BNP-Jamaat supporters, police personnel Pearul Islam, who was injured in an attack by BNP-Jamaat activists when they attacked a police station, Helal Uddin Pearu, who was injured at Bhujpur of Fatikchhari in Chittagong in an attack by BNP-Jamaat activists, Layla Khatun and wife of a police constable Hazrat Ali, who was killed while protecting a police post in Gaibandha, described their horrific experience at the programme.