Hefazat-e-Islam has termed Jatiya Party Chief HM Ershad “slave of Awami League”.
“Ershad tried to use Hefazat to fulfill his motive. He tried to cheat Shah Ahmed Shafi to get his blessing,” the Dhaka unit of the Chittagong-based Islamist platform said in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement read the government transformed Ershad into a slave by making him reverse his decision.
Ershad met Shafi in Chittagong on Sunday and sought his blessings. He then announced to break his alliance with the Awami League and form another alliance with religion-based parties. He also vowed to try to implement Hefazat's 13-point demand.
But the next day Ershad changed his decision and opted to join the "all-party" government and take part in the upcoming elections.