Rashed Pradhan, vice president and spokesperson of the National Democratic Party (JAGPA), stated that the 20-party alliance, including the BNP, had expressed moral and political support for Hefazat-e-Islam’s rally and demands at Dhaka’s Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013. Speaking at a representative meeting marking the 46th founding anniversary of Labour JAGPA, he said that despite Begum Khaleda Zia’s backing and the alliance’s readiness, BNP leaders failed to make the right decision. According to him, if BNP had joined Hefazat on the ground that day, the outcome might have been the fall of the Awami League instead of the Shapla massacre.
Pradhan demanded justice for those involved in the Shapla killings and accused certain media outlets and journalists of legitimizing the incident under Indian influence through biased reporting. He said the absence of justice for such crimes encourages new autocrats. He also criticized the BNP for not implementing the “July Charter” as per the referendum mandate and called for preparation for a new movement and uprising.
The meeting was held Tuesday morning at the Shafiul Alam Pradhan Auditorium in Paltan, chaired by Labour JAGPA president Asaduzzaman Babul and attended by other party leaders.
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