Jamaat expresses disappointment over July Declaration
The declaration should have been incorporated into the constitution, says Jamaat leader Taher
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed disappointment with the July Declaration, saying it failed to meet the expectations of the nation.
"We are disappointed with this declaration, and so is the nation," Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said in an immediate reaction after Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus read out the document this afternoon (5 August).
"The declaration should have been incorporated into the constitution. We heard it would be implemented from 5 August, but there is no clarity on when or how that will happen."
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The Jamaat leader added that there had been public demand to recognise those involved in the July movement with state honours — similar to the honours awarded to freedom fighters — as well as to provide them with allowances and official support.
"Many of these issues were either overlooked or not clearly addressed. That's why we are disappointed," he said.
Taher noted that Jamaat will issue a more detailed response after the party's executive meeting.
Earlier in the day, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today read out the July Declaration that aspires for state and constitutional recognition of 2024 July mass uprising.
"The people of Bangladesh express their desire that the student-people uprising of 2024 will get proper state and constitutional recognition and that the July declaration will feature in the schedule of the reformed constitution as framed by the government formed through the next national election," reads the declaration.
"This document of declaration is written to reflect the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh at the event of the victory in the mass uprising of August 5, 2024," Yunus said, reading out the written document.
The declaration also states "the people of Bangladesh express their desire to recognise the martyrs of the July uprising as national heroes and provide necessary legal protection to the students and people participating in the movement."
