Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami central executive council member Mohammad Selim Uddin called on the government to implement the July Charter “letter by letter” without delay. He made the demand on Saturday, July 25, at an art competition titled “Tulite July” commemorating July martyrs at the IES School and College field in Uttara, Dhaka. The event was organized by the July Mass Uprising Celebration Committee, Uttara.

Selim Uddin, also the ameer of Jamaat’s Dhaka North unit and the party’s nominated DNCC mayoral candidate, said the country and its national identity would be endangered if July were allowed to be undermined. He described July as a historic victory achieved through a student-public movement against autocracy and fascism. He alleged that political failure, lack of goodwill and the ruling side’s excessive desire for power had put those achievements at risk.

He accused the government of ignoring the July Charter and trying to bypass it through what he called a misinterpretation of the constitution. He also alleged that confusion was being created by describing the charter as a presidential order. Calling for an end to delays, he urged the government to return to positive politics and warned that it would pay a high price otherwise.