The note of discord within the National Citizen Party (NCP) has intensified further. Raising questions over forming an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami and ideological deviations of the party, influential leader and Faridpur organiser Syeda Nilima Dola has now resigned.
On Saturday afternoon, she posted her resignation letter on her Facebook profile, levelling serious allegations of “deception” and “pandering to right-wing politics” against the party.
In her resignation letter, Dola strongly criticised the current leadership, stating, “The July uprising was not a religious revolution. But the NCP is now reinforcing the Awami narrative by wrapping that uprising in a religious package.”
She further claimed, “Having entered politics standing upon the blood of thousands of martyrs, the NCP is now playing ‘politics’ by bringing religious politics to the forefront.”
She termed the NCP’s alliance with Jamaat ahead of the election as “deception.”
She said, “This is not a strategic alliance. In the name of giving nominations, severe deception has been carried out with the leaders and activists. The alliance was formed by throwing dust in the eyes of the party, which is why leaders and activists are leaving the party one after another.”
Although the NCP claims to be a moderate or centrist party, Dola believes the party has now fully entered the right-wing camp. She views the framing of those resigning as “leftists” as part of a “game plan.”
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Posted by Syeda Nilima Dola on Saturday 3 January 2026
Dola asked, “If the leftists leave, are all those who remain rightists? Did not you claim to be a centrist party?”
This leader vented strong frustration over the NCP’s role regarding the oppression against women, children, indigenous people, and shrine-centred communities that has continued for the past year and a half.
She alleges that this “youth-centric” party had to think for at least five days before protesting any injustice, which was contradictory to her political aspirations.
Claiming that her personal career influence strengthened the party, Nilima Dola said, “The trust people had in the NCP has been shattered. The public will give a befitting reply in the upcoming challenging times.”
It is to be noted that Nilima Dola’s resignation has poured fresh fuel on the fire of discontent that had been brewing within the NCP over its alliance with Jamaat ahead of the Thirteenth National Parliament Election.
