Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League to be banned; process in final stage: Adviser Asif Mahmud
Asif also expressed solidarity with the National Citizen Party's demand to ban AL
The affiliate organisations of the Awami League — Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League —are set to be banned, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan said today (8 May)
"The process [of the ban] is now in its final stage after all necessary formalities were completed a few weeks ago," he said in a Facebook post.
The adviser stated that this move aligns with the core pledge of the July mass uprising to ensure the banning and political dismantling of the genocidal Awami League and its affiliated bodies.
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Several NCP leaders, including its Convener Nahid Islam and Chief Organisers (South) Hasnat Abdullah, criticised the decision to ban the AL affiliates as a 'farce'.
"The farce of banning the Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League will not be accepted. Awami League must be declared a terrorist and fascist organisation and banned. Provisions for trial as a party must be added to the ICT Act," both Nahid and Hasnt posted on their Facebook profiles at around 11:20pm, shortly after Asif's announcement.
Following the backlash, Asif Mahmud expressed solidarity with the National Citizen Party's demand to ban AL.
In a Facebook post at 12:40am tonight, the adviser clarified that the decision to ban Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League was made days ago and that it was not an attempt to subdue the movement demanding the ban on AL.
"The decision to ban Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League was made a few days ago. This is not a process to suppress the movement. Rather, it is another step towards banning the Awami League," he wrote, referring to a sit-in protest, led by NCP, that kicked off at 10:00pm Thursday in front of the chief adviser's official residence, demanding a clear roadmap on banning AL.
