‘NCP backs restoring political rights of ordinary AL supporters’

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said his party supports restoring the civic and political rights of ordinary supporters of Awami League (AL), reports UNB.
"Those who support a fascist party may have committed a moral crime, but they were not involved in mass killings during the July Uprising.
NCP wants their civic and political rights to be restored," Nahid said while speaking at the 'Star Election Dialogue: Your Party, Voters' Questions' at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital.
He said BNP and Jamaat are competing to secure AL votes, with members of the ousted party openly joining them, but there has been no solution on the Awami League issue yet.
"If the AL problem is not resolved, it will continue to resurface. In that case, a 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission' should be formed, and the political and civic rights of Awami League supporters should be restored on the condition that they seek forgiveness," Nahid said.
Calling for the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Nahid said, "RAB must be dissolved. We have been demanding its dissolution from the very beginning.