The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and former Minister Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami yesterday addressed the opening of a day-long conference of District Ameers of Jamaat-e-Islami held at Magbazar Al-Falah auditorium in the capital. In his address the Ameer-e-Jamaat said, that the present Caretaker Government has been reconstituted after declarance of state of emergency. This Caretaker Government is only obliged to hand over power to an elected government through holding a free, fair and neutral election acceptable to all with participation of all political parties along with carrying out its day- to-day state affairs. But it cannot do any work beyond its obligatory mandate contrary to the Constitution of the country.

Since it passed long 16 months, the present Caretaker Government has proved that there is no alternative rather than an elected government to run the country smoothly as the same can take practical steps to resolve all the national crisis.

Among others present at the conference were Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Maulana Abul Kalam Muhammad Yousuf, Nayeb-e-Ameer Janab Moqbul Ahmad, Prof. A. K. M Nazir Ahmad, Secretary General and Former Minister Janab Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed, Former Parliamentary deputy leaders Maulana Muhammad Abdus Subhan and Maulana Delawar Hossain Sayeedi, Assistant Secretary Generals of Jamaat Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Abdul Quader Molla, ATM Azharul Islam and Barrister Abdur Razzak, Members of the Executive Council Maulana Rafiuddin Ahmad, Prof. Mujibur Rahman & Maulna Muhammad Abu Taher, Central Publicity Secretary Prof. Muhammad Tasneem Alam, Ameer of the Dhaka City Jamaat Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan and other members of the Central Working Committee.

Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami further said, the State of Emergency was declared after the chaotic situation and inhuman killing of people by Logi and Boitha on the 28th October in 2006. The general election scheduled for January, 22 in 2007 could not be held as the Awami League, led 14-party combine created chaos boycotting the poll and hue and cry from different angles instigated them to claim that without their participation the election won't be accepted.

He referred to a press conference in New York by a Canadian Lawyer who recently visited Bangladesh and said that beating to death of people on 28th October, the canceling of 22 January election and declarance of Emergency were pre-planned. Not only that one leader of the 14-party combine while on a visit to the US recently termed the declaration of the state of emergency as pre-planned.

So, it is known to all who were behind the screen for the proclamation of state of emergency resorting to create anarchic situation using Logis and Boithas. This black event thus led to the disruption of democratic process and as a result, the pace of economic development has been obstructed. There is doubt on whether the restoration of democracy will be possible and politicians and economists are not hopeful as to how to come out of this situation in the next 20 years. A report of Transparency International Bangladesh-TIB also said that crime and corruption have spread out at the field level as well.

The Ameer of Jamaat said, a circle is putting pressure on the Caretaker Government illegally on the issue of war crimes which has already been settled by the previous government. Even when in power two times in the past this circle did not take this decided issue into their account. So, the government should apprehend why they are making hue and cry by putting pressure on the government.

Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami noted that an Adviser of the Caretaker Government has termed the Ulema as fundamentalists on the issue of national women development policy and made a call to resist them which further heated the delicate situation.

Welcoming the statement of the Adviser that no law will be passed contrary to Quran and Sunnah, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami said, the anti-Islamic laws should immediately be repelled by amending the clause in the Women Policy as suggested by the Alim Society of the country.

The Ameer of Jamaat expressed his grave concern over the unnatural rise in prices of essential commodities, particularly footstuff resulting in the unthinkable and unbearable sufferings of people.

He urged the government to cordially call the politicians and businessmen together for taking practical measures to resolve all the crises.