To the government and the opposition
MAHABUB ALAM KHAN / DRIKNEWS
The government's unjust decision of abolishing the caretaker government system and its dealing with the opposition before and during hartal was so bizarre that it looks like the Awami League led government has become afraid realising that in the next general election they might be defeated, because in the two and a half years of their rule they have failed to make people happy. Even before the commencement of hartal, police started to arrest leaders and activists of the opposition; they were not allowed to hold peaceful processions; mobile courts were deployed which is unprecedented during hartal. Law experts and rights activists have said that punishing people by mobile courts denying the accused their right to self defense is unconstitutional and gross violation of human rights. So, the unjust and ruthless actions of the government actually show how desperate it has become. Its dealing with the opposition is so despicable that many questions are arising in people's minds. We also urge the opposition political party not to resort to hartal anymore; they should find other means to press their demands. Nur Jahan, Chittagong
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