He made the remarks on Sunday while addressing the rally at Jatrabari, where activists from different units of Dhaka City South Jamaat gathered from the morning and eventually filled the area, one of the capital’s key entry points and a site linked to the July movement.
Addressing the gathering as the chief guest, the Jamaat chief called for a “Yes” vote in the upcoming referendum, saying the country no longer wanted fascism.
He warned that those who failed to understand the language of the people’s hearts would be made to do so by the public on 12 February.
“‘Yes’ means liberty and ‘No’ means slavery,” Rahman said, adding that the roots of fascism must be uprooted through a decisive victory for the “Yes” vote.
Referring to the role of women in nation-building, he said the country could not be developed by ignoring women and pledged that a Jamaat-led government would ensure safe employment for women and guarantee their security at home and in the workplace.
He also promised the introduction of evening bus services for working women.
Rahman alleged that some parties, fearing defeat, were taking what he described as crooked paths and issued a warning against any attempt at vote engineering, saying such interference would have consequences.
