National Citizens Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhter Hossen has said that, as in the past, Jatiya Party has once again taken a fascist stance in favour of 'no' vote in the upcoming referendum and the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election.
"Jatiya Party is an ally of fascism and they were dictators. They do not want the country's transition from the current state structure,'' he said.
He said this while talking to journalists after being allotted a symbol from the office of Rangpur District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner in the city on Wednesday afternoon.
Akhter Hossen said that Jatiya Party has now taken a stance in favour of 'no' vote from the same attitude. The party participated in the governance of the country in the past as a 'pet opposition party' in a fascist manner.
"Jatiya Party has once again exposed its fascist character through their 'No' vote campaign. Even if they talk about 'No' vote, the people will not pay attention to it. Rather, the people will say 'no' to the Jatiya Party, not the referendum," he said.
Akhter Hosen said that there are concerns about the law-and-order situation during the election as there have been some killings in the recent past, which is a manifestation of the deterioration of the situation.
"If those who were involved in fascism and genocide could be arrested and illegal weapons recovered, it would have been easier to control the situation. We have been demanding a reorganisation of the police force from the beginning," he said.
He called on the law-and-order forces to always be ready to face any situation with courage.
The NCP member secretary also said that the people of Bangladesh want freedom from the state structure through which they have been oppressed for the last 54 years. Instead of dictatorship, the people now expect a participatory state system.
"The main elements of that much-desired system are in the July Charter. Therefore, we should all support the 'yes' vote in implementing the July Charter," he said.
At this time, he called on journalists to present objective news by ignoring all kinds of intimidation, muscle power and money.
NCP Member Secretary Akhter Hossen will contest from the 10-party alliance in Rangpur-4 (Kawnia-Pirgachha) constituency with the symbol of 'Shapla Kali'.
Other candidates in this constituency are BNP's Mohammad Emdadul Haque Bharsha (Sheaf of Paddy), Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD-Marxist)'s Pragati Barman Toma (Scissors), Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish's Abu Sahma (Rickshaw), Bangladesh Congress's Ujjal Chandra Roy (Coconut), Jatiya Party's Abu Naser Shah Md Mahbubar Rahman (Plough) and Islami Andolan Bangladesh's Md Zahid Hossain (Hand-fan).
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