Senior opposition lawmaker Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Sunday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni to withdraw their remarks against the elected mayors of five city corporations and advised them to make apology to the people.“We’re really surprised, shocked,” he said in Parliament, taking the floor on a point of order criticizing the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister for their remarks against the mayors.
The BNP standing committee member said if the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister do not withdraw their remarks and make apology, the people will give a befitting reply in the next national elections.
He said the government has become isolated from the people and their remarks carry the proof of such isolation. “We strongly condemn the remarks. Sixteen crore people of the country have been insulted through these remarks, as the people elected the mayors.”
Referring to the Prime Minister’s remark, Moudud mentioned that the Prime Minister branded the elected mayors as corrupt, dishonest and terrorists, saying there are cases against them.
“The Prime Minister greeted the elected mayors after the elections. But now she claims that they’re corrupt, dishonest and terrorists,” he said.
Moudud said there are cases against him and many elected MPs, both in the ruling party and in the opposition. “Does it mean that we’re all corrupt?”
He also wanted to know whether those who will come to the House in future, being elected by the people, will be called corrupt as well.
Later, Jute and Textiles Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui took the floor and said the Prime Minister does not make any irresponsible remark. “She doesn’t make any remark without proper information.”
Posing a question to Moudud, he said if the 16 crore people have been insulted through her remark, how people will evaluate the absence of opposition lawmakers in the House for a long time. (Source: UNB)
