At a discussion in Dhaka, Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman criticized the July Declaration as overly legalistic and inaccessible to ordinary citizens, lacking the emotion and ideals of the revolution. He questioned the government’s reluctance to call it a revolution and dismissed the proposed parliamentary upper house as ineffective. Praising the government’s stance against Indian hegemony, he warned of possible Indian interference in upcoming elections, citing the presence of agents in law enforcement and ongoing conspiracies in Delhi.