BNP said yesterday it expects the public to resist Awami League’s political events if it impedes BNP’s upcoming rallies in the capital.
The statement came a day after Awami League threatened that BNP will not be allowed to hold the rallies planned to be held on January 3 and 5.
“Hanif said if BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman does not withdraw his statement, then BNP will not be allowed to hold any rally in the country. We want to emphasise that if BNP’s rally is barred then, the Awami league will not be able to hold any rally in the country smoothly as well; people will resist it,” Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, joint secretary general of the party, said yesterday while speaking to reporters.
Rizvi was referring to comments made Satuday by Mahabub-ul-Alam Hanif where he said time has come to think whether Khaleda Zia will be allowed to hold rally, if Tarique Rahman does not seek apology and withdraw his remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Speaking further, Rizvi criticised the government for arresting Jubo Dal President Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal. “The government says it does not fear anything, and they are in relaxed mood. Then why are such countrywide, wholesale arrests being made?”
The BNP leader said as the government fears being ousted from the office, it is following the age-old tactic of repression and suppression.
Regarding the death of the child, Jihad, Rizvi said government high-officials made misleading statements, and the rescue operation was merely eyewash.