Awami League is party of people: Anisul

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said Awami League is a party of people and they are the strength of this party.

"Awami League formed government after winning elections in 2008, 2014 and 2018 through people's vote. God willing, we would form government after winning next general election too through people's vote. We don't need to rely on anything else for this," he said.

The minister said this while addressing as the chief guest at a discussion and doa mahfil organised by the ministry marking "National Mourning Day and 47th Martyrdom Anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman".

Anisul said though many senior leaders of then East Pakistan colluded with Pakistani Miliatry leaders, Bangabandhu never made any kind of compromise with them.

"Pakistani military rulers used to fear Bangabandhu, they had logic behind this fear. Bangabandhu always used to do systematic politics, he never believed in guerrilla war, he never believed politics of conspiracy. He believed in political movement taking his people along. He had strong patriotism and deep love for his people," the law minister added.

"Even the Pakistani junta government did not dare to kill him, but we did it. We can never get rid of this stigma," he further said.