SAVAR: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader
on Friday said Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will take
disciplinary action on Sunday against its presidium member Abdul Latif Siddique
for his derogatory remarks on hajj, Tablig Jamaat and the Prime Minister’s son.
"A meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee is
set for Sunday. Disciplinary actions will be taken against Latif Siddique at the
meeting as announced by the Prime Minister," he said.
Obaidul Quader was talking to reporters after inaugurating a
newly constructed bridge at Nolam Friday afternoon.
Quader said any leader or minister who will take stand
against the party’s principle and ideology cannot be there in the party, no matter
how powerful they are.
He also observed that the incident involving Posts, Telecommunications
and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique is a wake-up call for
those who make unguarded remarks holding important posts.
At a press conference on October 3, Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina said Latif will be removed from the cabinet and the AL working committee
will also take a decision on his fate.
On September 28, Latif Siddique at a views-exchange meeting
with expatriates from Tangail in the USA made disparaging remarks about hajj,
Tablig Jamaat and the Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Turning to BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, Quader
said blasting only bombs of words sitting in London will not help wage any movement
in Bangladesh. “You’ll have to wage the movement staying in Dhaka with
courage.”
He also noted that currently there is no issue in the
country over which a movement can be launched. “For this, the country’s people
won’ t join the movement. BNP can’t succeed if it goes to wage a movement out
of no issue.”
The Awami League leader also observed that BNP has lost its importance
as a big party through calling movements frequently without any issue.
He also said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia should have
realised much earlier that a movement cannot be waged through fixing a
timeframe.
Local MP Dr Enamur Rahman and senior officials concerned
accompanied the minister. UNB/ZA