Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader on Friday said that the country was in a state of crisis, affirming that his party would continue its protests and scheduled activities despite the recent attack.
Addressing a press conference at the party chairman鈥檚 office in Dhaka鈥檚 Banani, Quader responded to yesterday鈥檚 attack on the Jatiya Party central office in Kakrail, Dhaka.
鈥榃e are ready to sacrifice, and we鈥檒l see how far they鈥檒l go to stop us,鈥� Quader said. He confirmed that a previously scheduled rally would go ahead as planned on Saturday, despite the violent incident.
Quader expressed frustration over what he perceived as 鈥榙ivisive tactics鈥�. 鈥楢llah is protecting us; we cannot rely on anyone else,鈥� he said.
鈥楾his division is identical to what was imposed by Sheikh Hasina earlier. Now, numerous individuals face false charges, stifling any opposition,鈥� the JP chairman said.
Referring to the student activists involved in the anti-discrimination movement, Quader remarked, 鈥楾hey believe only their perspective is valid, dismissing all others. They even disrupt judicial proceedings. If someone errs, there are ways to address it, but destruction is not the solution.鈥�
Quader reiterated Jatiya Party鈥檚 longstanding commitment to democracy and its principles.
鈥榃e don鈥檛 stand for one-day democracy; we stand for lasting democracy. Our vision is a government of 鈥渢he people, by the people, for the people.鈥� We have always supported the people and will continue to do so,鈥� he said.
He further reflected on former Jatiya Party leader Hussein Muhammad Ershad鈥檚 legacy.
鈥楾he people were always with Ershad. Those who say he was removed by a popular movement are mistaken; he stepped down by choice. Since 1991, conspiracies have plagued Ershad and our party,鈥� he added.
Commenting on their relationship with the ousted Awami League, Quader rejected the label of being an 鈥榓lly鈥�, highlighting Jatiya Party鈥檚 critiques of Awami League鈥檚 governance and corruption over the years.
鈥楶eople say we鈥檙e aligned with the Awami League, but we鈥檝e always opposed their policies that go against public interest,鈥� he argued.
GM Quader was accompanied at the press conference by Jatiya Party General Secretary Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Additional Secretary General Rezaul Karim, Shamim Haider Patwary.
