Adviser Farida Akhter rebuffed claims that the interim government is unelected, stating, “We were elected by the people and students who brought about this change.” She emphasized that families of those injured or martyred during the uprising have stood by their decision to participate, demanding justice for the atrocities committed under the previous government. “The interim government’s top priority must be to prosecute Sheikh Hasina and others responsible for the killings. There can be no leniency,” she declared. Administrator Mohammad Ejaz added, “We must honor the July Movement as we honor the Liberation War.”