NCP seeks alliance with reformists, anti-Indian hegemony forces: Hasnat

National Citizens Party (NCP) wants to form an alliance with those who independently support reforms and oppose Indian hegemony, said party's chief coordinator for the southern region Hasnat Abdullah today (11 November).

Speaking at the inauguration of the Narayanganj district office of the NCP at the Somobay Building in the city, Hasnat said, "We are ready to join hands with those who independently stand for reforms."

"We can form alliances with those who support reforms, stand for Bangladesh, oppose Indian dominance, and uphold communal harmony," he added.

Hasnat, however, made it clear that the NCP would not align with any group or party that has opposed reforms or obstructed the country's reform process. "The NCP has always made sacrifices in the greater interest of the nation," he said.

Calling the Awami League "irrelevant" in today's Bangladesh, Hasnat remarked, "The Awami League has become irrelevant now. We need to look ahead. But we've seen that some paid intellectuals and beneficiaries of the Awami League have tried to generate legitimacy for the party through talk shows."

He said recent events have made it clear who were behind the acts of arson both in the past and the present.

"The fall of the Awami League did not come through ballots; it came through a mass uprising. When a party falls through a popular uprising, it loses its political relevance. Those who are now trying to restore the Awami League's legitimacy through ballots are, in fact, legitimising arson terrorism. That's why unity among all anti-fascist political forces is the only way forward," the NCP leader added.