Published: 08:22 AM, 05 July 2025
'What election in this situation?'
Jamaat ameer questions
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Friday said a free and fair election is not possible under the current climate of rising mob violence without fundamental reforms.
He said this while talking reporters at Saidpur Airport before heading to a public rally in Rangpur.
While addressing the divisional rally at Rangpur Zilla School ground, Dr Shafiqur Rahman said, "A number of fundamental reforms must be made for fair elections. We have talked about those reforms. We must realise the reforms and also a fair election, InshaAllah."
Referring to recent incidents of violence at Patgram in Lalmonirhat, he claimed that a neutral election is not possible in the current situation.
"So, the electoral atmosphere must be created first and we are demanding fundamental reforms to create such an environment," he said.
The Jamaat chief urged leaders of all political parties to act responsibly and take control of their activists to prevent political violence. He said if anyone dreams of holding an Awami fascism-style election, they turn that dream into a nightmare.
The Jamaat Ameer said, "We are hearing about election engineering. We want to remind everyone. If anyone is dreaming like the Awami fascist era, then I want to say, with the help of Almighty Allah, we will turn that dream into a nightmare, Insha'Allah."
He said such a thing will not be allowed to be implemented. There will be no cronyism in the country, no black money game. No coup by the administration. No one should be able to commit any misdeed during
the election. "That is why we are vigilant. We are ready to welcome whoever wins the election fairly with the people's votes. We also want to say that Hasina had all the forces in her hands. They could not hold the power due to the public explosion, they fled," he said.
