BNP on Friday alleged that the government is mocking at people’s hunger at this time of the dangerous coronavirus pandemic.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said: “Ministers and MPs are harvesting raw paddy to show that they’re with the farmers. This is not the way to serve people.
“The government is mocking at the hunger of the poor instead of tackling the famine-like situation caused by the pandemic,” he added.
He came up with the remarks while distributing relief materials among the destitute in the city’s Modhubagh area at the initiative of Future Bangladesh, a pro-BNP social organization, reports UNB.
The BNP leader called upon the government to take effective steps to reduce the sufferings of the needy people and save them from starvation.
Though BNP has not been in power for a long time, he said their party leaders and activists have continued distributing relief materials among the poor according to their ability.
“We’re standing beside the poor only to ease their sufferings, not to brighten our image,” he said.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi claimed that their party is working for the poor irrespective of their political identity.
“However, the government has formed relief committees at every ward, comprising of the ruling party leaders and activists. Only people belonging to Awami League are getting the relief as they have politicized the relief activities,” said Rizvi.
As a result, he alleged, thousands of people are crying out for relief materials and passing hard days without food.
“Many people who have become jobless are going through a serious ordeal, but the government has no initiative to remove their sufferings,” he added.
