The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM), a platform that united people of all ages, professions and parties that brought Sheikh Hasina's fascist rule to an end on August 5, would unveil Proclamation of July at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital today to uphold the spirit of the uprising.
The proclamation will reflect the dreams, aspirations, objectives and manifesto of future Bangladesh, said ADSM coordinators.
National Citizens Committee (NCC) will help in preparing the proclamation, spokesperson Samantha Shermeen told The Daily Observer on Monday.
Shermeen said the proclamation will recognise the July Uprising, which will be a part of the process to uphold the spirit of the movement forever.
"It will also acknowledge continuous struggle of the people of Bangladesh at critical historical junctures," she said.
Asked who would read out the proclamation, she said "someone who upholds the spirit of the July Uprising using a voice to unite the people."
She said that the proclamation will be regarded as a memorial of the July Uprising.
Meanwhile, the ADSM has urged people from all districts to join the event at the Central Shaheed Minar at 3:00 pm today.
It is learnt the ADSM invited all political parties and student organisations to attend the programme.
Before unveiling the Proclamation of July, a documentary titled 'Fascist Era: of Fascist Awami League and their Allies' will be screened from 1:30pm, said a press release issued by NCC member Saleh Uddin Sifat.
The documentary will show torture, repression, enforced disappearances, killings, rapes, corruption, looting and genocide committed in July by the fascist regime, said the press release.
ADSM and NCC sources described the Proclamation of July as a political agenda of a political party to be jointly floated by ADSM and NCC possibly in February.
"The proclamation will clarify how the Mujibist constitution destroyed the aspirations of the people and how we intend to replace it," ADSM Convener Hasnat Abdullah told a press briefing at its central office in the capital's Banglamotor on Sunday.
He said, "The place from where the one-point movement was declared, the grave of the Mujibite 1972 constitution will be dug -- we want the Mujibite constitution to be buried."
Hasnat said that the proclamation should have been made on August 5 after the fall of fascist Sheikh Hasina.
"Better late than never. The delay allowed pro-fascist elements to hatch conspiracies from abroad and questioning the legitimacy of the revolution using media, some intellectuals and other platforms," he added.
Mentioning that the proclamation will outline the dreams, aspirations, objectives and manifesto of future Bangladesh, Hasnat said, "We hope that the proclamation will make the Nazi-like Awami League irrelevant in Bangladesh."
He said, "It belongs to no specific party or class. Over the course of history, our dreams have been betrayed at various levels. Through this proclamation, we aim to ensure that such deprivation does not recur."
NCC chief organiser Sarjis Alam said, "We believe that the way the revolution united all anti-fascist forces, this proclamation will contain the hopes and aspirations of everyone -- we have achieved only the first phase of the revolution."
However, the student coordinators did not clarify whether presenting the proclamation was a pressure to push their demand to abrogate the existing constitution.
Since August 8 when the interim government took charge, a question remained unanswered if it's a constitutional government or revolutionary one.
Asked, Hasnat denied to disclose details of the proclamation, saying the matter will be clear today at the Central Shaheed Minar.
