National Citizen Party’s (NCP) southern region chief organizer Hasanat Abdullah has accused the interim administration led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus of “selling out in London.”
Speaking at a discussion titled “Constituent Assembly Election for Implementing the July Charter” at Banglamotor on Saturday, Hasanat said, “The person who was made head of government after the mass uprising went to London, bowed down, and returned after handing over the government. Has there ever been such an incident in world history where an interim head of government sits with the acting chairman of a political party and holds a press conference abroad? That very day, the government was sold off in London.”
He rejected any possibility of seat-sharing with BNP or other political parties, saying, “Seat-sharing or compromise means repeating the midnight elections. The people must have an alternative. We will not accept administration-dependent or Osi-dependent elections. We did not come to be sold. We cannot be bought with seats. Building a new Bangladesh is our only goal, and only people’s trust can sustain us.”
Hasanat accused most of today’s media of siding with political parties and also criticized the bureaucracy for bias. “Office hours in the Secretariat end at 5, yet many leave at 4 heading towards Gulshan or Paltan. Earlier, the rush was towards Dhanmondi 32 or Gulistan,” he said.
He added that hostility towards NCP in nationalist politics would not affect the party’s path. “If anyone believes a new state system can be built without addressing why the events of August 5 happened, they will face another wave of people’s resistance,” he warned.
Responding to corruption allegations, Hasanat challenged his critics. “One politician is accusing us of taking money from businessmen. I challenge—if anyone can prove that, my comrades and I will quit politics.”
On elections, he reiterated that NCP is not in favor of delaying polls. “November, December, or January—no matter when the election takes place, the rules of the game must change. It must be a Constituent Assembly election. The old constitution is nothing but a textbook of fascism,” Hasanat said.
He concluded, “If anyone thinks they can block new political forces, let them know—we cannot be bought with seats. We do not sell out.”
