Shahjahan Chowdhury’s statement personal, party has no role in administrative interference: Jamaat
The party expects the administration to carry out its responsibilities professionally and emphasises that Jamaat has no intention of interfering
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami today (23 November) clarified that a recent statement by the party's central working committee member and former MP Shahjahan Chowdhury reflects his personal opinion.
In a statement, Jamaat's assistant secretary general and Chattogram region director Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan said, "We expect the administration will carry out its responsibilities professionally. There is nothing to interfere in it."
He further said, "In the past, lapses in professional duty by the administration have harmed the country."
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The Jamaat leader said, "We have seen the statement. This is purely his own view. He can explain it himself. Jamaat does not support this statement."
He further mentioned that the party immediately drew Shahjahan Chowdhury's attention to it and is taking internal measures regarding the matter.
Speaking at a party programme in Chattogram yesterday, Shahjahan Chowdhury said the administration in every electoral area must "rise and sit, make arrests and file cases" on Jamaat's orders.
"I won't say it nationally, but in each electoral area, those in the administration must be brought under our control. They will rise at our command, sit at our command, arrest at our command, and file cases at our command," he said at a gathering of Jamaat's electoral officials in Chattogram's GEC Convention Centre.
His remarks have sparked widespread criticism, highlighting deep concerns about the party.
After a video of the speech where he was seen making these remarks was widespread online, the Jamaat leadership discarded those, labelling "completely contrary and contradictory" to the party's stance.
