The Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Allama Ahmad Shafi, in an open letter on Saturday called upon the people to come forward to save the country and the religion. He made the call a day before the opposition’s planned ‘March to Dhaka for Democracy’ programme on Sunday. The Hefazat ameer urged the government and the opposition to take an effective measure to resolve the political stalemate as soon as possible. He said time is running out fast and the government should stop what he termed the farcical election by postponing the poll schedule.
Shafi called for summoning Parliament into session to amend the constitution and arrange for an inclusive election. “If you fail to do so, the people of the country will not remain idle at their homes, neither the Hefazat; rather they will take to the streets with the masses,” he added.
The Hefazat ameer accused the ruling Awami League government of being responsible for the situation created by the political impasse in the country. He said the situation has been created following the unilateral amendment to the constitution by scraping the caretaker government system.
-With The Independent input
