People will thwart any conspiracy surrounding upcoming polls: BNP's Nazrul
Referring to the fall of a repressive government of 15 years, he said it was the people who removed that government.
BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has said that the people will not allow any kind of conspiracy centring the 13th parliamentary election to succeed.
He made the remarks today (9 December) at a discussion titled "Plan to Build the Nation" organised by the BNP at the Krishibid Institution auditorium in the capital's Farmgate.
Nazrul said, "A survey report has come out today. One of the questions was — which party is expected to win the most seats in this election? 66 % of respondents said the BNP, while 26% said Jamaat-e-Islami. The difference is 44 percentage points. Other parties did not even receive 1%. In such a situation, some may resort to conspiracies out of frustration, but the people, who have already made up their minds, will not allow any conspiracy to succeed."
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He further said, "We have achieved the one-point demand for the fall of fascism and the restoration of democracy through a free and fair national election under a non-partisan, neutral government. Fascism has fallen — now the interim government will complete the remaining task."
Referring to the fall of a repressive government of 15 years, he said it was the people who removed that government. "No conspiracy has been able to defeat these people, nor will any be able to in the future, InshaAllah."
Criticising the rise in both millionaires and the poor, Nazrul said this cannot be called development, and pointed to the country's widening economic disparity.
"We have seen development in this country — tall buildings, expressways, new trains. But the basic aspirations of the people have remained unfulfilled," he said.
"Bangladesh has become a country that produces millionaires in proportion to its population. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of people are falling below the poverty line every year. This situation is unacceptable. This is not development," Nazrul added.
A politician once said — when people are unemployed, poor, and without income, constructing high-rise buildings and roads in such a country is like decorating a graveyard with lights. Everything around is in darkness, but by showing the illumination, one cannot claim development," he added.
