IGP's remarks will harm the country and embarrass and frighten the government: Rizvi at Naya Paltan

BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the remarks made by the inspector general of police to win cheap applause and credit will harm the country and, instead of giving the government comfort, will embarrass and frighten it. There are many honest and competent officers in the police force, he said, and if they are allowed to work impartially, crime can be removed from society.

He made the remarks on Tuesday (October 27) at noon while inaugurating a free medical camp in front of the BNP central office at Naya Paltan in the capital, organised on the occasion of the 48th founding anniversary of the Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal.

Speaking on the law-and-order situation and the police chief's recent remarks, Rizvi said when the head of the police force says everything in favour of a government, it creates a situation of fear rather than relief for that government. There are many honest and capable officers in the force and they should be used; if the law is enforced impartially and independently, there will be no crime in society. But speaking from a responsible position to take cheap credit or applause will harm the country and embarrass the government, he said.

Referring to BNP chairman Tarique Rahman's various social and development plans, Rizvi said the BNP's main goal is to make young people independently skilled and involve them in the country's production and development. In rebuilding the nation, the youth must be made the main partners, not a source of disorder, he said.

Presenting Tarique Rahman's 'humane Bangladesh' vision, he said initiatives such as the family card and farmer card have been taken to ensure social security for marginal farmers and poor people, so that nobody goes hungry. Economists' research has also shown that if these programmes are implemented, the poverty rate in the country will fall quickly. Plans such as planting crores of trees, including palm trees, have also been taken to protect the environment, he said.

Recalling the historical context, Rizvi said the BNP believes in multiparty democracy, free thought and freedom of the press. It was under Ziaur Rahman that all political parties, including the Awami League, regained the opportunity to do politics, and full press freedom was restored.

Praising the Jubo Dal founding anniversary programme, he expressed hope that every leader and activist of the organisation will set new examples in the country through blood donation, humanitarian service, tree planting and various production-oriented programmes.

Among others present at the medical camp inauguration were BNP joint secretary general Advocate Abdus Salam Azad MP, Jubo Dal president Monayem Munna and general secretary Nurul Islam Nayan MP, along with many central and metropolitan leaders.