Chhatra League ready to respond to audacity on campus: Obaidul Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said the Bangladesh Chhatra League is ready to give a befitting reply to audacity that took place on campuses on Sunday night.

Obaidul Quader, who is also the road transport and bridges minister, made the warning at Awami League president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in Dhanmondi on Monday.

“The matter of the students would have remained within the campuses, but they showed audacity. Let us see whoever comes to the front politically and we are also ready to face them,” he stated.

“Chhatra League is ready to respond to the remarks by several quota reform movement leaders. Students chanting slogans related to the identity of Razakars on Dhaka University campus is like an audacity to our national sentiment,” Obaidul Quader added.

He further said, “We have clarified our stance on the ongoing quota reform movement. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also expressed the similar opinion. The issue is still sub-judice, therefore we should make no comment. We often reminded the protesters that we have long heard the remarks of many students’ political speeches and lewd comments.”

“We were concerned that they (students) are going to wage anti-government movement in the name of quota reform movement. Various anti-government parties, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, joined the movement and support it openly. Finally, our fear came true by their anti-liberation war slogans yesterday (Sunday) night,” he added.

Quader said the quota reform issue is pending at the country’s top court and there is no alternative way to taking decision on the issue except the top court’s decision.

They would not tolerate any sufferings caused by the movement, he warned.

He said, “Led by Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina, we are running the country holding the spirit of liberation war. We will resist any evil force against the spirit of liberation war with iron hand, and that is our commitment.”

Obaidul Quader urged all forces of the liberation war to unite against the surge of the evil forces against the spirit of liberation war.