Yunus unlikely to hold B'desh polls soon, says Hasina aide
Kolkata:
Sheikh Hasina
aide Obaidul Quader said it was unlikely the interim govt in Bangladesh, led by Muhammed Yunus, would hold a general election anytime soon. The general secretary of Awami League in exile in India further said that Awami League workers were holding political programmes in Bangladesh despite the interim govt's restrictive orders against the party.
Speaking in Kolkata, Quader said, "We have command politics in Bangladesh, and it will fail as the command economy has failed. We don't think Yunus is interested in holding an election anytime soon. His associates and allied fundamentalist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami and NCP (National Citizen Party) do not want an election. If Awami League can take part in a free and fair poll, it will make a big impact."
"People are disillusioned with the breakdown of the administrative machinery in Bangladesh.
There is an upsurge in the support base of Sheikh Hasina. Prices of essentials are rising, the law and order situation has deteriorated and money laundering has increased in Bangladesh. Bank deposits have gone down significantly, while deposits in Swiss banks have increased to a large extent," Quader added.
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He said every political force in Bangladesh had united against Awami League, pointing to a meeting between Yunus and Tarique Rehman, acting chairman of BNP and son of former PM Khaleda Zia, in London.
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"They had a closed-door meeting for over 40 minutes. All of them are against Awami League now. Everywhere he (Yunus) has been blaming Awami League and India for his failures. He is trying to hyphenate India and Awami League. Bangladesh-India bilateral relations are suffering," he said further.
Talking about the students' upsurge in Bangladesh which led to Hasina's ouster, Quader said it wasn't a "mass upsurge" but a "mob upsurge" where "radicals, terrorists, militants and religious extremists joined hands to overthrow an elected regime."
On the interim govt banning Awami League's political activities following amendments to the country's anti-terrorism law, Quader said, "Awami League was banned before 1971 too. The ban on the party's programme has given renewed strength to workers. Our activists are organising meetings and protests in violation of govt orders. They cannot be repressed anymore."
He added that Hasina had been talking to activists at the grassroots-level and had so far spoken to nearly 60 organisational districts. "Since June 23, our party workers in Bangladesh have taken up a month-long programme to celebrate the party's foundation day," he said.
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