West Bengal Muslims support Sayedee, Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh
Contrary to the present
developments in Bangladesh where an upsurge of emotion against Islamists is
being witnessed, Muslim radicals in West Bengal stand for Delwar Hossain Sayedee
and Jamaat-e-Islami with conviction. This came to light through a press
conference (held recently) by a host of Muslim outfits in Kolkata. Even if they
expressed their concerns as regards the chaotic situation in Bangladesh, Sheikh
Hasina and her government were held culpable for the entire development.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, through a statement
made in public, stated, “It was not in the interest of either Bangladesh or our
country that Bangladesh should become victims of chaos. As a neighbor it is our
duty to save Bangladesh from plunging into a civil war. So, we urge our
government to impress upon Dhaka to abolish the so called war crimes tribunal
and stop atrocities on Jamaat-e-Islami and other Islamic organizations."
While speaking at the press
conference, Mohammed Qamruzzaman, general secretary – All Bengal Minorities
Youth Federation, along with blasting the Bangladesh premier and extolling Sayedee,
said, "We had recently filed a deputation to the Bangladesh High Commissioner
and it clearly didn't have any effect. We now urge our President Pranab
Mukherjee to cancel his trip to Bangladesh as a mark of protest against the
government atrocities there."
Terming the death sentence Delwar
Hossain Sayedee as per ruling of the International War Crimes Tribunal in
Bangladesh a farce, Abdul Aziz, president, Milli Ittehad Parishad, said
"After 42 years, there is hardly any witness or evidence left to sentence
him to death. There should be a fair trial and not a point blank death
punishment."
On March 3, 2013, in an urgent meeting
called by Bengal Imam Council, death sentence awarded to Delwar Hossain Sayedee
and responsibility of Government of Bangladesh were censured severely. Hafez
Raisuddin Purakait, general secretary of the Council, while talking to press, confirmed
the death sentence as part of a heinous conspiracy to denounce true warriors of
Islam. He also said that a memorandum, demanding unconditional release of Delwar
Hossain Sayedee, would be sent to various Islamic countries, United Nations,
President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh soon.
Imam Council would also be present
at the grand assembly (called by various Muslim organizations to protest the heinous
conspiracy against Sayedee and Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh) at Shahid Minar,
Kolkata on March 26.
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