Chaotic politics

Shamim Murad, Shankar, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Just after skimming through the headlines I tucked the FORUM, a supplementary of The Daily Star, into my office bag while heading towards my office. It was kept on my desk, and suddenly I bumped into the one of the early cover pages of the SWM portrayed on its back cover as an ad for SWM. In fact that cover page with a banner heading “JCD UNLEASHED” compelled/inspired me to write this. Well, let me clear you about what comes into my mind. We have seen a lot of political drama in last two years. We have seen ex-prime ministers, ministers and MP from all the leading parties became headlines as detainee. But we didn't hear anything about the “Shonar Chhelera”, the hooligans of those political parties. Those roughnecks are untouched during the CTG tenure. We know what they can do when they are unleashed. I would like to mention especially about the rowdy student leaders and workers of the political parties. Of course I would not love to generalize that all the student leaders and workers of political parties are ruffians but we have to admit that there are many among them who are really ruffians and they do not have any ideology. Now the question is that the detainee ministers, MPs are being freed and undoubtedly they are going to participate in the next national election, and who will ensure that they will not unleash those “Shonar Chhele” again to intimidate the voters. Then what is the use of all this CTG ballyhoos. The kings got a little shake but the reserved soldiers are untouched. Let's wait for the next election to see which parties' reserves become stronger in the mean time.