The Gono Odhikar Parishad has officially rejected the July Declaration, citing its failure to include the political backdrop of the country’s mass uprisings. Party leader Rashed Khan stated that the declaration distorts the true history of political movements and neglects the pivotal role of the Gono Odhikar Parishad and its student wing in the 2018 anti-discriminatory quota reform movement. He also raised concerns over discrepancies in the government’s official death toll compared to United Nations figures and questioned the lack of justice for those killed in political violence. “Sheikh Hasina should have been arrested,” he asserted. The party’s general secretary further criticized the declaration for omitting key movements and incidents, including the 2018 Safe Roads movement, anti-VAT protests, the Shapla Chattar killings, the violent crackdown on protests during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, the orchestrated BDR mutiny, and the murder of student Abrar Fahad. “Why were these significant youth-led struggles excluded from the July Declaration, and what was the intention behind such omissions?” he asked. Despite their rejection of the declaration, the Gono Odhikar Parishad emphasized the importance of free and fair elections. Rashed Khan added that the announcement of an election schedule has helped to dispel fears of a political crisis similar to the 1/11 emergency situation.