BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi claimed on Friday that the interim government, like a discredited regime, is causing confusion regarding the national election by issuing contradictory statements at different times.
Rizvi made the comment during an Eid gift distribution program for rickshaw-van and auto-rickshaw drivers on behalf of BNP’s Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, in Naya Paltan, Dhaka, reports Bangla Tribune.
He said that if everyone does not sacrifice in a people's uprising, the image of the interim government will be tarnished.
He urged the government to announce a clear and specific date for the national election, instead of making ambiguous statements about whether it will be held in December or June.
The BNP leader mentioned that many people have questioned whether the movement was solely for holding elections.
The movement occurred because the elections were not fair, as Sheikh Hasina failed to ensure a free and fair process, he said.
For the sake of retaining power, she turned the country into a battlefield, he added.
Rizvi further said that while the interim government is not directly elected by the people, it has the support of the people.
All the protesting parties have shown their support for it, he said.
Referring to workers, he said that 122 garment factories' workers have not received their wages, and 150 garment factories' workers have not received their bonuses.
He emphasized that it is the government's responsibility to arrange for the workers' wages and bonuses, demanding that it be done immediately.
Rizvi also claimed that Ishrak has received justice and added that Sheikh Hasina's government had destroyed the country's electoral system.
At that time, criminals and robbers became MPs, and good people were sent to jail, with Begum Khaleda Zia being one of the examples, the BNP leader added.
He said that if true democracy had existed in the country, Begum Khaleda Zia would have become the prime minister in 2014.