GM Quader: Bangladeshis burning in hell

Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition GM Quader on Saturday said most people in the country are burning in hell, with the exception of those who are involved with the ruling party.

He said this while speaking at a thana level conference of Jatiya Party at Uttarkhan Collegiate School ground on Saturday.

GM Quader said that the common people of the country are not able to meet their basic needs as they do not have sufficient money. "On the other hand, some are smuggling thousands of crores of taka abroad," he said.

The JP chief said people do not have food, clothing, education, medical care, and shelter, they do not have basic rights.

"But thousands of crores of taka are being looted in the name of development. Mega projects are being undertaken at the cost of thousands of crores of taka. But not a single project is completed on time. This proves that the feasibility of the projects is not being done properly," he said.

He said where people do not have basic rights, mega projects are being undertaken only for looting.

GM Quader also said that they have been opposing using EVMs in the elections from the very begining because it is not possible to challenge the election result in this system.

"If a candidate is unhappy with the election result, s/he cannot take legal action against it. There is no problem with EVMs, the problem lies in the man who operates the machine. Even if the EVMs work properly, those who operate the EVMs do not work impartially. Therefore, there is no chance of fair elections under an authoritarian government," GM Quader added.

The by-polls of Gaibandha-5 proved that fair polls are not possible under an authoritarian government. "Even if the Election Commission wants, a fair election will not be possible because Law enforcement agencies and administration are busy to please the government by turning irregularities into rules."

Referring to the current situation of the country, he said that the country is facing terrible load shedding now. The government cannot buy fuel oil due to the lack of dollars. As a result, the government is not able to produce electricity as per demand landing the export industry under threat. The number of unemployed people is increasing day by day.

"By promising about providing jobs from house to house, the government has created unemployment in every house," he said.

Jatiya Party Chairman said that FAO published a report last September where it mentioned that 45 countries of the world will face a food crisis. Among them, there were 9 countries in Asia and 3 countries in South Asia. Unfortunately, along with Sri Lanka and Pakistan in South Asia, Bangladesh is also on the

list. The country may face a severe food crisis but the government has no headache over the issue, he added.

Uttarkhan Thana Jatiya Party convenor Mahmudul Hasan Alal presided over the conference while Jatiya Party Presium Member and Metropolitan North Convener Shafiqul Islam Sentu inaugurated it.

Advisor to Quader and also the convenor of the party's cultural wing Jatiya Sangskritik Party Sharifa Quader also spoke as a special guest.