GM Quader called Sheikh Hasina's leaving the country 'God's mercy'
September 25, 20242 Mins Read

Jumbangla Desk: Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has commented that Sheikh Hasina's leaving the country is 'God's mercy'.

He made this comment in the speech of the chief guest at the exchange meeting with the National Peasant Workers Party at the Jatiya Party Chairman's office auditorium on Tuesday (September 24).

GM Quader said, 'Sheikh Hasina has left the country, it is the mercy of God. Dictatorship has ensured Hasina's downfall by letting the students and mobs of this country get their chests in front of the bullets. There is no precedent of such a big movement in the history of Bangladesh. There is no history of torture and killings in the movement in our country. Our brave sons have ensured the downfall of tyranny with their lives, which we could not. If Sheikh Hasina had not fallen, a one-party government system would have been established. There was only one party in the country.'

He also said, 'The 2014 elections were boycotted by the Jatiya Party. Our leader Hussain Muhammad Ershad was detained in CMH in the name of treatment. On his instructions, I announce the election boycott. 270 people of Jatiya Party including me boycott the election. I did not go to the 2014 parliament. The Awami League government forced Hussain Muhammad Ershad to go to the parliament under various pressures including the murder case of Manzoor. But even though BNP did not participate in the 2014 elections, BNP participated in several elections including upazila parishads and municipalities. Almost all parties including BNP participated in the 2018 elections. We also participated in that election. We did not want to go to the 2024 elections. We have been forced to go to the polls.'

Stating that it was Awami League that created division in the Jatiya Party, the chairman said, 'They unjustly allowed a group to hold council in the name of our party and symbol. A ridiculous case kept me out of politics for over four months. We wanted to hold a press conference to boycott the election, everything was ready. But members of different forces and members of different organizations keep our office cordoned off. Everyone knows that we have not been allowed to announce the withdrawal of the election.

GM Quader said, 'Transportation sector should be saved from the hands of extortionists. Initiatives should be taken now to save the transport owners and workers. Transport owners claim that public transport fares are increased due to road tolls. Employers do not have the authority to employ labor unions, drivers and helpers of public transport. If anyone protests, his life becomes risky. In the current political situation, the transport owners and workers must be freed from the extortionist gang.

Jatiya Party General Secretary Md. Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Presidium Member and Additional Secretary General Mir Abdus Sabur Asud and others.