At a discussion organized by the July Charter Implementation Movement Committee at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Saturday, speakers alleged that BNP’s central leadership is denying the July Revolution to conceal its own failures. Mamunul Haque said grassroots BNP activists played a vital role in the revolution, but their sacrifices are being undermined by party leaders. He added that BNP leaders initially accepted part of the July Revolution but later opposed it, failing to recognize the role of students in the movement.

Haque further stated that thousands of BNP activists have endured imprisonment, disappearances, and killings over the past 16 years, and their sacrifices should inspire the party to implement the July Charter. He warned against disregarding the charter, which he claimed had won about 60 percent support in a public referendum. DUJ President Shahidul Islam and former Assistant Attorney General Golam Rahman Bhuiyan also criticized the government for allegedly betraying the July Charter, arguing that any administration formed without honoring it lacks legitimacy.

The meeting was chaired by retired Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, with several senior journalists and political figures also addressing the event.