Awami League showing true faces
Abdur Rahman Khan
The two successful road marches led by the opposition BNP Chairperson
Begum Khaleda Zia and her criticism of the politicisation of war crime
tribunal has evidently angered the ruling Awami League.
Going beyond political decency, an irritated Prime Minister and Awami
League President Sheikh Hasina has vented her anger by publicly making
statements about who is rising early in the morning, offering prayers
or reciting the Holy Quran. However, more articulated political
attacks came from Hasina's cabinet colleagues, advisers and party
members in public meetings as well as in the parliament.
The garrulous State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary
Affairs, Kamrul Islam in his statement said that he believes the BNP
chief has become desperate to oust the government, and alerted the
party men to remain vigilant. He said last Friday, "We don't take
Khaleda Zia's speeches lightly. She tries to play again when she
stumbles. So, we'll have to watch her activities carefully." He was
responding to Khaleda's hint for an 'ultimate' movement against the
government after the month-long programme of road marches in
October.Khaleda Zia in her speech in Chapai Nawabganj on 19 October
said: "In our road marches, we will tell the nation about the
government's tyranny and corruption. Then we will prepare for a final
match."
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Obaidul Quader also slammed BNP
Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her remarks that the government will be
ousted by September next. "She has fixed a date to bring down the
ruling party, which is never possible," he said.
Suranjit's censure notice on Khaleda's remarks
Meanwhile, a group of senior Awami League MPs, including Suranjit
Sengupta, issued notice to discuss in parliament opposition leader
Khaleda Zia's remarks on war crimes trial.
Rashed Khan Menon, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Fazle Rabbi Mia, Prof
Mohammad Ali Ashraf and Rafiqul Islam also signed the notice. The
parliament initiated general discussion on a motion moved by senior
Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta on October 26.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Amir Hossain Amu, Tofael Ahmed,
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Jute and Textile Minister Abdul Latif
Siddiqui, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Workers' Party chief Rashed Khan
Menon, State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam and treasury bench members
Syed Ali Ashraf, Abdul Mannan, Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah, JP member
Mujibul Huq, JSD member Mainuddin Khan Badal, participated in the
discussion that lasted for more than two hours.
Moving the motion Suranjit urged the Supreme Court to take legal
action against opposition leader Khaleda Zia on charge of obstruction
to the legal proceedings of the court that is trying War Criminals of
1971.
Moving a censure motion against Khaleda Zia for taking stand against
the motion passed by the parliament for holding trial of the war
criminals, he said Khaleda Zia spoke in favour of war criminals when
the International Crimes Tribunal began the trial.
He blamed that Khaleda hurt the spirit of the Liberation War,
obstructed the war crimes trial and maligned parliament by "siding
with the war criminals". "She will face contempt of court proceedings
if she delivers such speeches while carrying the national flag as the
opposition leader," he added.
Sengupta said seven people have been arrested on charge of committing
crimes against the humanity while charge has been framed against the
two accused.
He said the trial of the war criminals is not linked with the politics
or power, rather it is linked with the rule of law. Sengupta said the
opposition leader's statements on one hand are tantamount to contempt
of parliament and on the other are sub judice since the matter is
pending before the International Crimes Tribunal.
Earlier, senior MPs of ruling Awami League had demanded general
discussion in parliament on Khaleda's remarks on war crimes trial made
during BNP-led four-party alliance rallies in Sylhet and Chapai
Nawabganj. Khaleda demanded during road march rallies that the leaders
of Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP, who had been detained on charges of crimes
against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, be freed.
BNP-led opposition leaders have been alleging that the International
Crime tribunal (ICT) formed by Awami League was far below
international standard and no international lawyer is allowed to plead
in defence. It was politically motivated and aimed at harassing the
political opponents, according to opposition alliance.
Sengupta, a member of the Advisory Council of Awami League , suggested
that parliament should adopt a censure motion to prevent the
opposition leader from spreading falsehood and engaging her in
unlawful activities in the name of road march.
Suranjit Sengupta, who often hits the headlines by making
controversial statements, told the parliament on an earlier occasion
that opposition leader Khaleda Zia's presentation of a shadow budget
outside Parliament was a "plot to create" another 1/11. "I can foresee
the syndromes of 1/11," he said participating in general discussion in
the House on the national budget for fiscal 2010-11.
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