DHAKA: Awami League
presidium member, spokesman of the 14-party alliance and Health and Family
Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim today said Pakistan as a failed state has been
interfering into internal affairs of Bangladesh to shift its people's attention
to other direction to cover up its failure.
"Pakistan has been shedding crocodiles' tears over the
ongoing trial of the crimes against humanity committed during the war of
liberation failing to forget the disgraceful defeat in 1971.
They (Pakistani authorities) summoned Bangladesh High
Commissioner there and expelled one of our diplomats," he said.
"No state can accept such an obnoxious attitude of
Pakistan and that's why hundreds of people took to the city streets to express
their united protest," the senior Awami League (AL) leader added.
Mohammad Nasim said this while speaking as the chairperson
at a huge human-chain in front of the South Gate of Baitul Mukarram National
Mosque in the city.
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance formed the
14-kilometer-long human-chain from Jatrabari to Gabtoli in the city for
one-hour from 4 pm protesting derogatory remarks and audacious attitude of
Pakistan on the great war of liberation and independence as well as its
interference into the internal affairs of Bangladesh and BNP chairperson Begum
Khaleda Zia's recent remarks on the figure of martyrs in the Liberation War.
Coordinator of Dhaka City 14-party alliance, Dhaka City AL
general secretary and Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain
Chowdhury Maya (Bir Bikram) conducted the public rally, also addressed, among
others, by AL presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury, joint general secretary
Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, Minister for Liberation War affairs Advocate AKM Mozammel
Haque and Samyabadi Dal general secretary Dilip Barua.
Besides, central and city unit leaders of the 14-party
alliance also spoke at the rally.
Mohammad Nasim said, "Pakistan recently denied that
genocide had not been committed by its troops during the war of liberation in
Bangladesh and echoing the same tune Begum Khaleda Zia created controversy
through her recent remarks on the figure of martyrs while a leader of her party
came up with derogatory remarks on the martyred intellectuals."
The AL leader said, "Pakistan should be stopped from
hatching conspiracy and Begum Khaleda Zia should be refrained from terrorism.
Begum Zia would be held liable and answer to the people of the country if she
doesn't refrain from her love towards Pakistan and conspiracy."
Begum Matia Chowdhury said, "Pakistan has committed
such a heinous incident to rescue a drowning Begum Khaleda Zia. And the leaders
of BNP started supporting the Pakistani stance immediately after its denial of
committing genocide in Bangladesh."
Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said, "Begum Khaleda Zia was a
Pakistani during the turbulent days of the war of liberation and she remains
also a Pakistani still now. Her party doesn't believe in the war of liberation
and independence. Khaleda Zia created controversy over the figure of martyrs to
win the heart of Pakistan and in her bid to create a division in the
state."
Advocate AKM Mozammel Haque said Jamaat should be banned as
a party of war criminals with enactment of a law immediately and a law should
also be framed so that anti-liberation elements do not get appointment in
public services and voting rights.
Leaders of the 14-party alliance spoke at public rallies at
14 spots from Jatrabari to Gabtoli during the huge human-chain programme
participated by hundreds of people from all walks of life, particularly
leaders-workers of the alliance and its associate and likeminded bodies.
A number of socio-cultural-professional and freedom
fighters' bodies also took part in the human-chain to express their united
protests against the audacious attitude of Pakistan.
Mohammad Nasim announced that the 14-party alliance will
form human-chain in all the district headquarters on February 24 campaigning on
the same issue.
Source: BSS
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