| By GM Solaiman
A very funny developing story is unfolding in Bangladesh over last few days. Awami League Wednesday officially turned down the caretaker government's offer for dialogue without its detained chief Sheikh Hasina.
"The Chief Adviser's Office on May 19 sent separate formal invitations to the parties requesting them to send lists of a seven-member delegation each with contact addresses and phone numbers of the members of the teams of respective parties." A local newspaper reported. They basically said that it is sheik Hasina who own this party. What she says is the law. These "leaders" are just some dogs waiting for our master's command. When master command them, they will start barking whatever masker asks them to bark about. So do you want to have a dialog with some dogs? What do dog say? Please ask their master. If anyone claims that these dogs are some kind of leaders, he must be joking. Don't these folks have any shame? How could they talk about anything related to democracy? Do they even know the very definition of democracy? If I take their words, it looks like the party is running by a queen who inherited the party from her father. A local news paper reported "As Information and Research Secretary Nuh-ul-Alam Lenin proposed sending the government a letter containing names of the AL delegates to the talks with Hasina's on top, Organising Secretary Abdur Rahman suggested that only the AL chief's name should be in the letter." "On release, she (Hasina) will select the other representatives in consultation with party leaders, otherwise we should not participate in the dialogue," a proposal was accepted unanimously in party meeting. It is only Hasina who can select the AL delegates to the talks. All other leaders are there only for "consultation". What do the people of Bangladesh do with these jokers? People can just consult with them. That's funny. Why aren't they opening a consultation firm instead of political party? Acting general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam announced "We'll not participate in any dialogue without our leader Sheikh Hasina. We will consider whether or not we will join the dialogue after unconditional release of Sheikh Hasina." He also told the reporter that if Hasina command them to join the dialogue, they will. Again, forget democratic process, I don't even see a human being with dignity here. If Hasina command them, then they will join the talks. They will just follow the command. If you just want to follow the command, why follow Hasina? Why choosing a person who is holding the party's president position for over 25 years. She is the daughter of late president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, so she inherited the party as a family property. She is now facing extortion, corruption and criminal charges in several cases under proceeding by courts and very likely to be convicted. Why would these so called leaders put their head upon her? Their unconditional support goes into her feet, because they are just headless. They have no brain, no self respect, and no dignity left in their body. These so called leaders are chosen by Hasina. Only Hasina will decide who gets party's nomination in upcoming election. So, how can they have a say? They don't. If you read the constitution of Awami League, you will see how funny it is. There is nothing democratic in it. All the power is given to the President. Its president is a dictator by the constitution. Everybody else is there only for "consultation". Everybody else is just brainless, powerless, and shameless jokers. They are there just to give compliments to the Queen or King, just like how it used to be in medieval monarchy.
Will these folks be civilized any time soon? We will see.
[GM Solaiman writes from Silicon Valley, California. He can be reached at gm.solaiman@gmail.com] |
