Fakhrul: Yunus government has cheated the people

Staff Correspondent

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the current interim government led by Dr. Yunus has betrayed the people.

He said, “The government should have upheld the trust that political parties had placed in the government, but it did not. As a part of the government, the interim government has betrayed the people.”

He made these remarks at a discussion titled ‘Establishing a Democracy of Anti-Fascist Partnership’ organized at the National Press Club in the capital on Friday to mark the 53rd founding anniversary of JSD.

He also said that they (the government) could not fulfill the responsibilities that the political parties had hoped for, especially the agreements signed with the government before the elections.

In his words, the current government has created the ongoing crisis. The people of the country want elections in February, but a group wants to create obstacles in the way.

Fakhrul said that when discussing the ‘July Charter’, it is seen that the Consensus Commission has recommended holding a ‘referendum’ before the national election, which he says is strictly undesirable. Because there is no opportunity to hold a referendum before the national election.

He claimed that political parties including the BNP have participated in discussions on various issues for almost a year and signed agreements, but after that, they did not honor that trust.

At the same time, he mentioned that the propaganda that BNP does not want reforms is going on, but it is only to mislead the people.

Pointing to Jamaat, he added, “We are also calling on those who have a history of opposing the 1971 Liberation War to hold free elections, so that no one can obstruct them.” He said, “It is not the political party but the consensus commission that has created confusion here.”