A suggestion
In my roller coaster ride through life, of all my successes, our freedom struggle is the most pleasing experience, where I had the opportunity to take part.
It is extremely satisfying that, the country appears to be united today, on the question of trial of the war criminals. There is a debate at the moment in the country, about the timing of conducting that trial. The caretaker government seems to be reluctant to conduct that. I believe they should not be pressed to do that. They are not our representatives, none of the advisers are known to have participated directly in that great war, and the most disturbing is that, one of them very clearly appears to be against such trials. We will not be sure about the sincerity of the prosecution if that adviser is entrusted to appoint those prosecutors. The whole noble exercise may fall flat. Rather, it will be better to call upon the Election Commission to abide by their own draft reform proposals and the directions laid down in the Constitution and in the Special Powers Act; if they do so, then they CAN NOT and SHOULD NOT accord registration to the Jamaat, the rest should be left to the elected government.
If the EC does so, and the Jamaat is prevented from taking part in the elections, then the ideal condition will be created for such trials.
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