IGP’s crossfire remark will harm the country: Rizvi
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BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the IGP Ali Hossain Fakir’s statement regarding “crossfire” will harm the country and he gave such a statement to get cheap applause and credit.
He added that there is no need to bring back extrajudicial methods like crossfire to curb crime. The IGP’s statement in this regard will embarrass the government instead of bringing it relief.
Rizvi made these remarks on Tuesday afternoon at the inaugural ceremony of a free medical camp organized in front of the BNP central office in Naya Paltan, Dhaka on the occasion of the 48th founding anniversary of the Jatiotabadi Jubodal.
He noted, “The IGP speaks on behalf of the government, which creates a situation of fear instead of giving relief to the government. There are many honest and efficient officers in the police force; utilize them.
“If the law is applied neutrally and independently, there will be no crime in society. But if such words are spoken from a responsible position to take cheap credit or applause, it will harm the country and also embarrass the government.”
Rizvi also highlighted various social and developmental plans of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He said the main goal of the BNP is to make the youth independently skilled and involve them with the production and development of the country. In nation-building, youth society must be developed not as chaotic, but as key partners.
He added, “Initiatives like Family Cards and Farmer Cards have been taken to ensure the social security of marginal farmers and poor people so that no one remains hungry or unfed. It has also come out in research by economists that if these activities are implemented, the poverty rate in the country will decrease rapidly.”
Mentioning former president Ziaur Rahman’s multi-party democracy, Rizvi noted that the BNP believes in multi-party democracy, free thought, and freedom of the press. Through the hands of Ziaur, all political parties, including the Awami League, had received the opportunity to practice politics again in the past, and full freedom of the press had returned.
Rizvi praised the Jubodal’s founding anniversary program. “The party’s leaders and activists will set a new example in the country through blood donation, humanitarian service, tree planting, and various production-oriented programs.”
When asked about the “Joy Bangla” slogan in front of the office of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Monday night, he said, “The slogan or action that encourages fallen fascism - that work should not be done. Now democracy is being practiced fearlessly, unhesitatingly. There, any party can carry out any political program. But there should be no element in anyone’s political program that encourages fallen fascism - this is our appeal.”
