JaPa declares Sarjis, Hasnat persona non grata in Rangpur; students protest
Students staged a demonstration today (15 October) protesting Jatiya Party's (JaPa) decision of declaring Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah, two key coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, 'persona no grata' in Rangpur.
The agitated students brought out a procession from the Medical intersection of the city around 3:30am and ended at the same point after parading different streets, including Shaheed Mukhter Elahi Chattar and the check-post.
Later, they held a rally with representatives of the student movement present.
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During the rally, the speakers threatened to build resistance against the Jatiya Party if the party did not seek an apology immediately.
They also said the Jatiya Party has no jurisdiction of declaring Sarjis and Hasnat as persona non grata.
Earlier, Co-Chairman of Jatiya Party and former mayor of Rangpur City Corporation Md Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa declared them as 'persona non grata' in Rangpur until they withdrew their statements about his party.
