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Information and broadcasting adviser Md Mahfuj Alam on Friday said that the present generation was the protector of the country’s sovereignty and democracy.

‘This generation is the protector of this country’s sovereignty and democracy,’ said Mahfuj, a key organiser of the July mass uprising, in a Facebook post.

He said that the activists of a party were repeatedly saying that the students did not agree on the legal process of banning the Awami League.

‘False. It was my first meeting in the cabinet. I clearly raised questions about many sections of this law. Nahid, Asif were also naturally on my side. When the argument was raised in favour of the trial as a party, one of the advisers’ response was whether we can take into account examples like the Nuremberg Trials,’ he continued.

‘The person who gave this argument, the activists of a party are constantly giving status in his favour to mislead the students,’ he observed.

‘However, we have no dispute with him. There is no point in making attempts to create a dispute. It is worth mentioning that two advisers with legal backgrounds [one has already died] also supported our statement. The cultural adviser was also in favour,’ he further said.

‘We talked yesterday [Thursday] afternoon. The adviser assured that the provision of trial of the [Awami] League as a party will be added soon,’ Mahfuj said and thanked the adviser for the assurance.

‘Stop lying. We will tell you about your two-month dillydally in making the declaration. On the eve of the announcement of the students’ party, you started discussing on a manifesto of the party. No problem, we also want everyone to be recognised.’

‘We are to be blamed too as we trusted in the assurance of your party chief,’ Mahfuj went on saying.

About the next general election, he said that they didn’t want to delay the elections. The elections would be held between December and June.

‘If you think that students cannot adopt their own ideals and plans, rather we do something as per the messages coming from here and there, then you are either looking down on the students, or you are planning to delegitimise the students. Since that August, we have done what we thought good for the nation, with everyone’s advice,’ the adviser said.

‘Rather, we have trusted that party more. We consulted with them first. In exchange for trust we have received a horse’s egg. Now all the blame is on student adviser, the scapegoat!’ he said.

‘We want to trust that party. We want to trust the leader of that party. We trust that he will play a patriotic and pragmatic role on the issue of banning the League and publishing the declaration, by paying the price of our trust.’

‘I don’t know what anyone will say about that party, but we want that party to lead the political consensus with the students for the country, against the enemies of the mass uprising,’ he said.

‘If we lead as a force that is patriotic and pro-sovereignty, the students will follow them in the political process. Be united and give lead. Do not disappoint this generation,’ he added.