Junaid Babunagari, secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, has urged the Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad to remain firm on his decision of not joining the upcoming parliamentary election.
He made the urge in a statement issued yesterday by the Chittagong-based Islamist group.
“The role of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad is very important during such critical turning of politics,” he said.
His decision for not joining the polls without participation of all parties had fulfilled the expectation of the people, the Hefazat leader said.
He said the JP chairman could play a significant role in the current political perspective to ensure level playing field for the next general polls.
He added that the devoted Muslims had never expected the JP chairman to be used for establishing atheism instead of playing his due role.
The giant neighbouring country did not want the Bangladeshi nationalist force to come to power. Therefore, it was high time for Bangladeshi nationalist force to remain united forgetting all differences to recover the nation from present uncertainty, Babunagari said.
Earlier on November 23, Babunagari stated that though Ershad had taken blessings from the Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi, his current political stance would turn it into a “curse” for him.
He made the remark six days after the former military dictator met Shafi in Chittagong. He went to the port city a day after announcing he was leaving the ruling alliance to form a new one.
