Grassroots leaders of the Jatiya Party today (January 10) staged a demonstration demanding the resignation of Chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu for the party's terrible position.

Written statements were read out in front of the Jatiya Party chairman's office in Banani this afternoon. 

At this time, the leaders also said the two will be forced to resign within the next 48 hours.

Jatiya Party Additional Secretary General Sahidur Rahman Tepa said in a written statement on behalf of the candidates who had been forced to withdraw from the election that the party suffered an extreme defeat in the election. 

Chairman GM Quader has led the Jatiya Party to the brink of destruction in the last four years due to his organizational weakness and political short-sightedness. It is reflected in this election, according to the statement. 

He said, “The government conceded 26 seats to JaPa. We hoped that the chairman and secretary general of the party would take responsibility for throwing the Jatiya Party into such a mess and causing a bad defeat in the election and resign to save their honour. But they did not even do that. We know what the party’s leaders and activists at all levels want. We want to see Chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu removed from their posts.”

Meanwhile, the police took position in front of the JaPa Banani office to deal with the situation. Law enforcement was not allowing any activists to enter the office.

BDST: 1700 HRS, JAN 10, 2024
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