Inqilab Mancha convener Jaber weeps remembering Osman Hadi at Chattogram's 'Mehfil-e-Inqilab'

Abdullah Al Jaber, convener of Inqilab Mancha, broke down in tears while remembering Sharif Osman Hadi during his speech at the 'Mehfil-e-Inqilab' programme organised by the platform in Chattogram.

The scene was seen at the programme held on Sunday (8 November) night at Parade Maidan in the Chakbazar police station area of the city. A young man sitting in the field in front of the stage was also seen crying at the time.

A 2-minute-21-second video of Jaber and the young man crying spread on the social media platform Facebook. The young man's identity was not immediately known, however.

In the video that spread, Abdullah Al Jaber is seen standing on the stage and speaking as he remembers Osman Hadi. At one point he bursts into tears. At the same time, a young man sitting in the field in front of the stage also breaks down crying. He is heard repeatedly saying, 'My brother is dead, O Allah! Why did you not keep him for us? Why did you take him away, O Allah?'

Jaber said, 'I was only saying again and again: look, Hadi bhai, you started this struggle with only Jaber. Today, thousands of people here are carrying forward the struggle of your Inqilab.'

He added, 'We will fight for Shaheed Osman until our martyrdom. We will not stop until the throne in Delhi is overturned — the reason for which Shaheed Osman Hadi was killed.'

The Inqilab Mancha convener said, 'We will cry, we will laugh, we will fight; but we will not leave this street, this land.' He also expressed the resolve to carry forward Osman Hadi's unfinished struggle for the country's independence and sovereignty and for the establishment of justice.

At the 'Mehfil-e-Inqilab' programme, artistes and cultural organisations from Chattogram and different regions of the country performed regional songs. The event was organised to raise awareness about regional culture and music against cultural hegemony.

A documentary on the July mass uprising was also screened at the programme.

At various stages of the programme, Inqilab Mancha leaders and activists chanted slogans demanding justice for the killing of Osman Hadi.

Among those present were Principal Shamsuzzaman Helali, the Jamaat-e-Islami-nominated mayoral candidate for the upcoming Chattogram City Corporation election and the party's organisational secretary; actor Asaduzzaman Asad; and Fatima Tasnim Juma, central member secretary of Inqilab Mancha, among others.