Awami League can not do politics in Bangladesh under its current name as people rejected its fascist politics through the July uprising, said BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday.
"We are raising that voice. We are demanding the trial of the Awami League for its involvement in mass killings and crimes against humanity."
The senior BNP leader made this comment at a programme organised by the Anchalik Sampadak Parishad at the Jatiya Press Club.
Criticisising the interim government for its failure to take necessary steps for the trial of the AL, Salahuddin Ahmed said, "We want to make it clear that the people of Bangladesh have rejected the fascist politics of the Awami League through the uprising of students and the masses, driving them out of the country. We are now raising the demand that the Awami League can no longer do politics in Bangladesh in the name of AL," the BNP leader said.
"You want, in one hand, to ban the Awami League, yet on the other hand, you won't prosecute them, and further, you use the police to obstruct their political programmes. These are contradictions, and it is not right."
The people of Bangladesh want the Awami League's fascist politics to be eliminated from the country. "You (govt) can take steps in this regard, the BNP leader added.
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