New Delhi: Bangladesh former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to the country once the democracy is restored, said his son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Thursday as he blamed Pakistan‘s ISI behind the recent turmoil in the country.
Saying that the 76-year-old Sheikh Hasina would return to Bangladesh, however, his son did not give clarity whether she will come back as a retired person or active politician.
He also asserted that the members of the Sheikh Mujib (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) family will neither abandon its people nor leave the beleaguered Awami League in the lurch.
Joy praises PM Modi, wants India to help restore democracy in Bangladesh
Joy expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for protecting his mother and appealed to India to help build international opinion and exert pressure for the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh.
“Yes, it is true that I had said she wouldn’t return to Bangladesh. But a lot has changed in the last two days following continuous attacks on our leaders and party workers across the country. Now we are going to do whatever it takes to keep our people safe; we are not going to leave them alone.”
“Awami League is the largest and oldest political party in Bangladesh, so we cannot just walk away from our people. She will definitely return to Bangladesh once democracy is restored,” he said.
Terming Awami League as an “all-weather ally of India”, he said India must ensure the security of Awami League leaders in Bangladesh by building international pressure.
With Bangladesh set to get an interim government, Joy also urged it to restore law and order, noting that “the country is turning into a state of anarchy and becoming a second Afghanistan in the region.” He said he also expects the interim government to create a level playing field whenever democracy is restored and fresh elections are held.
“You cannot exclude the Awami League and have a representative democracy in Bangladesh ever. Whatever his (Mohammed Yunus) personal views are, he has said that he wants a government of unity and wants to move forward and not let the mistakes of the past cloud over the future. I hope he stays true to his word,”he asserted.
Sheikh Hasina leaves Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests against her government over a controversial quota system in jobs. She flew to the Hindon air base, near Delhi, in a Bangladesh military aircraft on Monday.
Joy mentioned that once democracy is restored, either the Awami League or BNP will come to power, and the “Mujib family and Sheikh Hasina will be around.” “She has been in touch with all our party leaders for the last two days. My mother was going to retire anytime soon, so we thought now that she is gone, they (rioters) would leave our party people alone, but that did not happen. Instead, they started attacking,” he said.
Declining to comment directly on whether he and his sister Saima Wazed, who is currently the South East Asian regional director for the World Health Organization, would enter politics, Joy said he would do whatever it takes to protect Bangladesh from total anarchy.
“I can’t give a definite reply to this question. But I will do whatever it takes to save Bangladesh and protect the Awami League. The Mujib family would not leave them in a lurch,” said Joy, the former Information and Communication Technology Advisor to Hasina.
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