BNP leader Abdus Salam Pintu has alleged that after 17 years of public struggle, Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee to India, having looted Bangladesh’s resources to support a neighboring country. "I never bowed to injustice. I never participated in the conspiracy to sell Bangladesh to India," he declared. Pintu emphasized that people from all walks of life, including rickshaw pullers and laborers, have sacrificed their lives for democracy.