Amid the ongoing discontent over the newly announced Central Committee of the Juba Dal, BNP’s joint general secretary again Shahid Uddin Chowdhury AnnieThe deposed youth party leaders held a meeting with The meeting was held at Annie’s residence in Dhanmondi of the capital on Tuesday (July 28) at around 11 pm.
Leaders who attended the meeting alleged that many active and tested leaders of the party were not evaluated during the formation of the new central committee. Instead, they claim, people who have long been inactive, unknown and controversial in politics have been included in various positions. They also raised allegations of irregularities and post trading in the formation of the committee.
According to the deposed leaders, since the announcement of the committee on June 4, they have been raising the issue to the senior leaders of the party. However, they claim that no visible decision or action has been taken so far despite only assurances.
In the meeting, they said that their organizational programs and activities will continue until the demands are met. At the same time, they called on the president and general secretary of Jubo Dal to disclose the names and titles of the persons who are alleged to have obtained positions through unethical or controversial means and take necessary measures.
Apart from this, they also demanded to include in the central committee of the party’s tried, devoted and active leaders for a long time, excluding those who got posts through irregularities after verifying the complaints through impartial investigation.
After listening to the speeches of the leaders present in the meeting, BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury said that the top leadership of the party is aware of the matter. He assured the deposed leaders that the concerned leaders including the General Secretary of BNP are looking into the matter seriously and it is expected that a positive solution will be taken within a short period of time.
A large number of deposed leaders including former responsible leaders of Chhatra Dal and Juba Dal central and various units were present in the meeting. Among them, Chhatra Dal Central Sangsad, Dhaka University, Jagannath University, Titumir College, Dhaka Metropolitan North and East and former leaders of various levels of Juba Dal Central Executive Committee participated.
Note, Up to the writing of this report, no official statement has been received from the president or the general secretary of the youth party regarding the complaints and demands of the deposed leaders.
