Grassroots leaders of the Jatiya Party (JaPa) staged demonstration in front of the party chairman's office in Banani of the capital on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu for the party's terrible position.
Written statements were read out during that time. The leaders also said the two will be forced to resign within the next 48 hours.
Jatiya Party Additional Secretary General Sahidur Rahman Tepa read out the written statement on behalf of the candidates, who had been forced to withdraw from the election that the party suffered an extreme defeat in the election.
“Chairman GM Quader has led the Jatiya Party to the brink of destruction in the last four years due to his organizational weakness and political short-sightedness. It is reflected in this election”, the statement reads.
“More than 200 candidates of the party have boycotted the elections for gross betrayal, cheating and putting them on a path.”
He said, “The government conceded 26 seats to JaPa. We hoped that the chairman and secretary general of the party would take responsibility for throwing the Jatiya Party into such a mess and causing a bad defeat in the election and resign to save their honour. But they did not even do that.
We know what the party’s leaders and activists at all levels want. We want to see Chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu removed from their posts.”
Meanwhile, the police took position in front of the JaPa Banani office to deal with the situation.
Leaders and activists of Dhaka Metropolitan south, north and adjacent district unit JaPa took part in the demonstration.
Co-chairman Sayeed Abu Hosen Babla, Presidium member Saifuddin Ahmed Milon, Liakot Hosen Khoka, Sahidur Rahman Tepa, were present, among others during that time.
