Awami League’s huge procession in Gazipur ignores police barriers

❐ Staff Correspondent

Today, Sunday, June 21st, at around 10:30 am, an unprecedented and heated situation arose on the streets of Gazipur. After overcoming long-standing political pressure and cornered situation, leaders and activists of all levels of the Awami League took to the streets with banners and festoons from this morning. Within moments, it turned into a huge and long procession.

The sudden and massive presence of the group after a long time has created a stir and excitement in the entire area.

The activists said that their backs are now against the wall due to various political harassment and pressure. And that extreme anger and backs against the wall situation found an unexpected manifestation in this huge procession on Sunday.

As the procession was moving along the highway, chanting slogans, a police car suddenly stopped. A few policemen got out of the car and tried to disperse the marchers and arrest some of them.

At that very moment, fierce resistance was mounted from the front of the procession. Angry leaders and activists began shouting slogans at the police and at one point shouted, “Not even one IB in front, Myra Felamu!”

In the face of such aggressive stance and fierce resistance from the activists, the police members were forced to retreat, creating an extremely tense situation.

During the procession, a special call and message was given to the police from the rally. Field-level leaders and activists said that in the current context, members of the law enforcement agencies are passing their days under intense political pressure.

The leaders said to the police, “We know that the BNP government has put a lot of pressure on the police brothers. Even then, we will have a request to them – you should not arrest Awami League leaders and activists unjustly. Do not oppress them. Don’t forget, it was the Chhatra League and Awami League who first demanded justice for the brutal killing of more than 3,200 of your police members in the recent past.”

The leaders further expressed their anger and said that the police administration is now arresting ordinary Awami League leaders and activists at the political behest and pressure of those who are directly involved in the murder of their police colleagues. They strongly demanded that the administration stop such injustice and oppression against those who want justice for the murder of their colleagues.

This huge procession on Sunday morning and the open resistance of the leaders and activists standing in front of the police have sparked a new discussion in the political arena of Gazipur.

According to political analysts, this kind of open resistance and aggressive stance by Awami League leaders and activists after a long time indicates that they are no longer willing to give up easily in field politics.

It remains to be seen where this new heat on the streets will lead to the law and order and political situation in Gazipur in the coming days.