National Citizen Party (NCP) political council member and Member of Parliament Mahmuda Alam Mitu has alleged that she has been receiving death threats over the phone and WhatsApp for the past 7 days. She made the allegation in a post on her verified Facebook account on Friday evening.
In the post, she wrote: “I became extremely emotional in parliament on Thursday, and at one point, I also lost my temper. This is because this parliament stands on the blood of hundreds of martyrs, the sacrifices of the injured, and the sacrifices of July coordinators like Hannan Masud and one-point demand proclaimer like Nahid Islam. Yet, unable to engage with them in arguments, they are being addressed informally and insulted as ‘ill-mannered’ right inside parliament! Whenever someone cannot win an argument, they are labelled ill-mannered.”
She further wrote: “When Hannan was repeatedly being told ‘Sit down’ and called ‘ill-mannered’, I was shouting that we are the ones who receive death threats and whose houses are set on fire. How can people who operate through alliances understand how much courage it takes to engage in politics while leaving the security of one's parents, children and oneself uncertain?”
MP Mitu further said she had been receiving death threats directly over the phone and WhatsApp for the past 7 days. She had received such threats before as well.
She added that even if she spoke about these matters, attempts might be made to downplay them, as in the case of Nusrat. Hadi had said: “Until bullets hit our necks and heads, no one will feel concerned!”