The party’s high command is worried about the organizational weakness of the Awami League and its allied-fraternal organizations outside the capital Dhaka and Dhaka. The party’s top leadership is worried about the failure to deal with a non-political anti-quota movement of common students as a party despite having instructions from the center and vandalism of party offices in different parts of the country and the inactivity of the leaders and activists in the political field during the movement. Meanwhile, the anti-quota movement has been deeply observed and the role of grassroots activists has been analyzed in detail. In addition, these facts were revealed while talking to several leaders of different levels of the party that they have been instructed to overcome the weaknesses and remain united on the streets in the coming days.
General Secretary of Awami League and Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader told reporters yesterday that Awami League held an evaluation meeting on the recent events as an exercise of internal democracy in the party. He said, the meetings we held in the last four days, have there been any clashes, fights? Debate is the lifeblood of democracy. Awami League practices internal democracy. There may be controversy here. There can be arguments about anything. But no one fought. There was no fight. In response to a question, Obaidul Quader said that we are dealing politically. Dealing administratively. General secretary of Awami League warned the leaders and activists on Thursday and said that the situation today may get worse. Enemies can attack Abdal with more preparation behind the scenes. BNP-Jamaat’s target is the downfall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. Courageous leaders are needed today. Be prepared to face this situation with courage.
While visiting Rangpur on Thursday, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said to the leaders and activists of Awami League, “I feel sad, when the party office of Awami League was vandalized, you could not turn around. You have to turn around. He said, if we sleep with our hands in our pockets, they will kill us from house to house. You have got proof of this.
According to Awami League sources, after the army deployed in the field and imposed a curfew to deal with the situation, the central Awami called an emergency meeting with the mayor of Dhaka Metropolitan North-South City Corporation, the president and general secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North-South Awami League and the party MPs of Dhaka last Tuesday afternoon at the central office. League. The internal weaknesses of the party emerged in that meeting regarding the current situation. The general secretary of the party, Obaidul Quader, expressed his displeasure at the news of the leaders and activists being absent from the field and going into hiding despite the instructions of the party chief, and conveyed instructions to prepare a list of such leaders and activists on behalf of the party chief. Apart from this, the high risk areas of Dhaka University, capital’s entrance Jatrabari, Shanirakhra, Rayerbagh-Signboard and Sanarpar, Maniknagar-Khilgaon, Rampura-Bada, Nabunbazar, Kuril Bishroad, Mohammadpur, Uttara and Gabtali have been identified and alerted. Instructions are given. In the recent meetings, the BCL’s organizational weakness was also severely criticized. General Secretary of Awami League expressed his anger at the absence of district committees in various places. At this time, the BCL was instructed to overcome its organizational weaknesses and become stronger and united.
Awami League leaders felt that even after being in power for 15 years, someone could give such a blow – it was beyond imagination. It is a matter of concern why the activists could not turn around despite the presence of police administration. Review these and make a quick determination of how to deal with the situation should it arise. According to party sources, in the recent meetings held with Dhaka Metropolitan Awami League North and South Awami League and party MPs of Dhaka, several issues including organizational weakness and inactivity of leaders and activists in the movement have come out clearly. Already, 27 unit committees of Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League have been dissolved for failure to prevent conflict and violence due to the quota reform movement. A meeting of Awami League’s Dhaka North leaders was held at a community center in Mohammadpur area on Thursday night. Awami League Presidium Member, Textile and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak was present in the meeting. This committee was dissolved in that meeting. Some more committees may be dissolved and reconstituted – but identification is still in progress. Besides, the work of making a list of the leaders and activists who were inactive in dealing with the ongoing movement is also underway. In the meeting, importance was given on how to overcome the lack of coordination of the party and how to deal with the future situation as a party. Apart from this, instructions have been given to coordinate senior party leaders, party MPs, party councilors and top leaders of affiliated organizations to strengthen the organization from unity.
Confirming the disbandment of 27 unit committees, Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman told Naya Digant that, in the light of the central directive, we sat with the leaders of several police stations, wards and unit committees yesterday. I heard them. We will listen to all the committee leaders in turn. We will review the experience by listening to where there was inactivity, where there were weaknesses, what problems there were in certain areas. We will identify the problems and decide what to do in each area.
General Secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League Md. Humayun Kabir told Naya Digant that there is an instruction to be careful in the streets and alleys so that no evil forces can commit terrorist activities in the future. We are on alert in light of the Centre’s directives. In response to a question, he said that a part of Demra and Jatrabari in Dhaka-5 constituencies have been identified as dangerous. If the leaders and activists of that area have inactivity, weakness, then it will be seen. we are working