We want action, not words

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THE misconducts of most of the ruling party-affiliated organisations has reached to a height of arrogance. This has endangered public peace to such an extent that all in the country are petrified. And only few people dare to open their mouths. However, despite the silence of the majority who have not been affected by rapes, killings, money extortions, admission-test business and widespread campus violence of the student front of the ruling party, those who are the primary victims of such wrongdoings bear the full brunt of the lawlessness that grips the country. Under such circumstances, it will be difficult to forgive the incumbent regime.
The police force is supposed to be the shelter for the oppressed. But when police officers themselves become the target of attacks by the members of the "pet" student organisation, we may reasonably realise the depth of the sense of insecurity and helplessness of the common people under the government in power.
While the entire country is going through the havoc of never-ending lawlessness and mayhem by the members of that student organisation, the people in the upper echelons of the government seem to have been revelling in the usual privileges of ruling a country and shamefully turning blind eyes to the predicament of the citizens. They do not deny the active involvements of the 'cadres' of that 'pet' student front in all sorts of misdeeds. But they do not take any effective measures to prevent them. What they do is to issue statements condemning the killings and other violent activities of their student affiliates.
Few weeks ago, a warning was issued from the highest level of the government to the Upazila chairpersons not to patronise 'goondas' (hooligans); a piece of advice was also given from the same level to the police to show their professionalism in curbing anarchy. All concerned in the country, including those in key positions of power, know who these hooligans are and who are causing the widespread anarchy in the country. As such, the mere condemnation of the wrongdoings by the people in authority sound bitter and offensive to the common people. What we want is tough action against the members of the student organisation under mention.
It seems that the ruling party high-ups are trying to befool the entire country by issuing statements denouncing the aggressive and transgressive behaviour of the members of their own student wing and by not taking any action to stop them. Under the circumstances, the people have reasons to believe that powerful political quarters within the current power matrix are clandestinely involved in money extortions and other misdeeds of the 'pet' student organisation. If this were not the case, we would certainly have seen tough actions against their boys.

Shimul Chaudhury
honestdebater@yahoo.ca