Jamaat chief Shafiqur demands explanation of CEC’s comments on Hadi shooting

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has demanded an explanation for the comments made by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on the attack on Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi.

Speaking at a Victory Day discussion on Monday, he said if the CEC’s explanation fails to ease public anger, the people will decide how to react to it.

He said, “The head of the Election Commission has made a statement that I believe has hurt people, like it hurt me.

“It is not our responsibility to see his intention; the subject of the statement has come before the nation. The nation did not take his statement well at all, yet he is sitting in a neutral place.

“I will humbly request him to explain the statement. It is your responsibility to remove the sorrow that your statement has created.

“You have to prove that you are the right person to perform the duty in the sensitive place where you are now serving.”

Shafiqur criticised the government over Hadi’s medical treatment, while also faulting it for the overall law and order situation.

He said the government should not wait for young revolutionaries to be injured or killed before taking action.