Govt disrupting election environment obstructing Jamaat rallies in Sylhet, Khulna: Jamaat leaders
The government has been disrupting the election environment by obstructing "peaceful" rallies of the party held in Sylhet and Khulna on Saturday, Jamaat-e-Islami leaders said in a press release.
"The police administration is acting as a subordinate force of the government to take away people's right to vote, right to speak," Muhammad Fakhrul Islam, central executive council member and Sylhet Metropolitan ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, said after the party's protest pressing home 10-point demands, including restoring a caretaker government and release of Jamaat leaders detained during the programmes on Saturday.
"Assembly is a democratic right recognised by the constitution for any political party. But Sylhet's local administration has repeatedly violated democratic rights by obstructing peaceful activities, severely disrupting the pre-election environment," he added.
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Speaking at Jamaat's rally in Khulna, Mahfuzur Rahman, central majlis-e-shura member and Khulna Metropolitan ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, said, "The constitution should be changed and people's demands should be confirmed. Elections are essential elements of democracy. It should be free and fair. This has to be done under a caretaker government.
"Next national elections must be under a caretaker government. We will do whatever is necessary to meet that demand," he said.
