Md Nazrul Islam, acting ameer of the Chattogram Jamaat unit, said on Saturday that the Proportional Representation (PR) system is the only solution to end nomination trading and prevent the reestablishment of fascism.
He said, “Under a mixed PR system, both party and candidate prestige will be preserved. There is no alternative to the PR system to end nomination trading, the use of muscle power and black money, and to prevent the reestablishment of fascism.”
He made the remarks while pressing a five-point demand, including the issuance of the July Charter implementation order and the holding of a referendum by November. He was speaking at a rally at Bahaddarhat intersection in the city on Saturday.
He also said that the PR system has already become a public demand, as reflected in various opinion surveys.
“Just as Anup Chetia was repatriated under the Repatriation Agreement, Sheikh Hasina must be brought back and handed over to the law in the same way,” he added.
The rally was conducted by Principal Muhammad Nurul Amin, a member of Jamaat’s Central Majlis-e-Shura, Secretary of Chattogram Metropolitan Jamaat, and parliamentary candidate for the Chattogram-2 (Fatikchhari) constituency.
Mohammad Ullah, member of the Central Majlis-e-Shura and Assistant Secretary of Chattogram City Jamaat; Principal Shamsuzzaman Helali, City Organizational Secretary, former Ward Councillor, and candidate for Chattogram-10; SM Lutfur Rahman, President of the City Workers Welfare Federation; and Muhammad Shafiul Alam, candidate for Chattogram-11, were also present.
Jamaat leaders and activists brought out a procession from Bahaddarhat, which concluded at Muradpur intersection.
