BNP on Thursday alleged that the government has failed to make any progress on the much-sought Teesta water-sharing deal over the last eight years as its relations with India are unilateral ones.
"Awami League has been talking about signing the Teesta deal over the last eight years. Sheikh Hasina couldn't even bring a bucket of water from India despite having very friendly ties with it," said BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Speaking at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office, he also said the current government has been “unilaterally” giving India everything at its will over the years, but it could not realize people's fair share of water.
"It's a one-way and unilateral love with India, not a two-way one. A unilateral love is very difficult as it only takes many things instead of giving anything," he added.
Referring to the prime minister’s upcoming visit to India, the BNP leader said the premier is going to India but the Teesta water-sharing issue is not there in the agenda of discussion to be held during her tour.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will Dhaka for Kolkata on Friday morning to attend Visva Bharati Convocation Ceremony as the guest of honour and receive the degree of doctor of Literature at Kazi Nazrul University in Asansol.
At a press conference ahead of her tour, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Wednesday indicated that there is no progress over Teesta water-sharing deal adding that the purpose of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Kolkata visit is something different.
Rizvi said the current government is fulfilling India's demands without getting anything from it “only to hang on to power.”
He also said the prime minister is very good when it comes to deceiving people.
The BNP leader further alleged that the government is now carrying out extrajudicial killings in the name of a drive against narcotics with a hidden agenda of eliminating opposition leaders and activists.
He said former president of Jagannath University’s Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, Faisal Ahmed Sajal, remained missing since he was picked up by law enforcers two days back.
Rizvi demanded that the government should immediately trace Sajal and return him to his family safely.
