Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Thursday vowed to resist Jamaat-e-Islami, “politically and legally”.
“Jamaat did not yet make apologies for its misdeeds in 1971. Moreover the organisation is creating anarchy and has proved themselves as a terrorist party,” he said, vowing to resist Jamaat’s anarchic activities through legal and political pathways.
Hanif, also a special assistant to the Prime Minister, made the remarks while addressing a rally in front of Tejgoan College, organised by Jubo League’s Dhaka City (North) unit, protesting Jamaat’s 48-hour Hartal.
Regarding opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s remarks on resisting a one-sided election, Hanif said: “No party has the capacity to resist the elections.”
The upcoming national polls would take place in a timely manner under Sheikh Hasina and would be in accordance with the constitution, the AL leader said.
Criticizing Khaleda for her remarks, Hanif said the opposition leader was behaving like a militant by resisting the upcoming national elections, adding that citizens do not want militants to regain power.
Hanif also criticised the hartal, saying the Hajj pilgrims were facing indescribable sufferings because of the hartal enforced by Jamaat.
Dhaka City (North) unit Jubo League president Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil presided over the rally, which was also addressed by local lawmaker Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Jubo League Chairman Omar Faruque Chowdhury, General Secretary Harun-ar-Rashid, among others.
