Anti-Discrimination Student Movement coordinator Sarjis Alam said on Friday that '16 years of oppression' would not end in 16 months.
Sarjis said, "The mass uprising has destroyed the nest of wrongdoings the Hasina government created, and now the opportunists were trying to create conflicts among the students."
"Hence, we have to unite. Those who took part in the movement should remain united. Otherwise, things will go wrong in the future," Sarjis said at a meeting with students and the families of those killed and injured in the July Movement in Madaripur.
He said, "We must remember that this has been built up for 16 years and only a few of their leaders have fled. It won't take long for them to return."
He warned that any student thinking of becoming a 'fascist' in the future or trying to misuse power would be expelled and would face legal action.
The coordinator claimed many 'fake coordinators' had emerged in different districts of the country and urged them to remain alert. "After August 5, many fake coordinators appeared like 'chameleons.' They were opportunistic then, remain that way, and will be like that in future as well," Sarjis said.
"We need to identify them. Otherwise, they will tarnish our image using the identity of a coordinator," he added.
He said people involved in the Anti-discrimination Student Movement can form a political party in the future if they want to, but they should do so under a different name.
"People in the Anti-discrimination Student Movement have the democratic right to form a political party. However, it will create divisions among them if the party is formed at this time, right after the revolution," he said.
