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Government ministers and intellectuals have called their demands “severe” and have said that “the arrogance of the fundamentalists will not be tolerated in any way.”
At least two politicians have demonstrated to demand the removal of the Maulana sculpture. One of them is Syed Mohammad Faizul Karim, the Pir of Charmonai and the main mufti of the Islamic constitutional movement. He said at a rally in the Dholaipar area of Dhaka, the construction site of the sculpture, on Friday: The government has to come back from its reckless decision to erect the statue at the expense of the state. “
He added: “The movement of the Touhidi people will continue until the decision to erect the statue is reversed.” If the government does not stop sculpting in the name of sculpture, we will be forced to take strict measures. “
On the same day, Maulana Mamunul Haque, Acting General Secretary of the Khilafah Majlis of Bangladesh and leader of Hefazat-e-Islam, said at a function at the BMA auditorium in Dhaka that “to mount a Bangabandhu idol is to betray the soul of Bangabandhu “. Those who place idols in the name of Bangabandhu’s sculpture cannot be the good sons of Bangabandhu. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman passed away as a Muslim. If his idol is made and placed on the corner of the road, it will be dishonesty with the soul of Bangabandhu.
Although the government has not yet given a formal response to the statements of the two Islamist leaders, some ministers have already spoken. Deputy Minister of Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Nawfel said: “Be careful to apologize as much as you have said. If community harmony is destroyed, I will surrender.”
And the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock. METER. Rezaul Karim told Deutsche Welle: “Bangabandhu is the architect of independent Bangladesh. Those who don’t like this sculpture are speaking out against the independence, constitution and law of Bangladesh” Bangladesh is not a place for any radical group to boast “.
The Minister of State for Maritime Transport, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, said: “They don’t have this education. I don’t want to comment on what they said.”
Former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University AAMS Arefin Siddique said: “Bangabandhu sculpture is part of the independence and history of the country. This generation will learn by looking at sculptures History will know 7 Why would I be an idol? No one can worship here” .
He said: “Bangladesh is a country of non-community consciousness. It would not be right to expose the fundamentalist-communal group in any way.”
Maulana Mamunul Haque could not be reached for comment.
However, on behalf of Syed Mohammad Faizul Karim, the head mufti of the Islamic Government Movement, Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman, the organization’s deputy general secretary, said: Placing idols in Islam is prohibited. Even then, if the government erects a statue of Bangabandhu, the Touhidi people will not accept it. “
But Maulana Abul Hasan Shah Shariatpuri, secretary general of the Ulema League, said: “There is no problem in Islam with the sculpture of Bangabandhu. It is made for all to see Hefazat and Jamaat Shibir oppose They want to create unrest The sculpture of Bangabandhu it is being done, whatever it is It can be done elsewhere with the verses of the Qur’an. There is no need to argue about that.
When asked if extremists had such an opportunity at the behest of the government, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said: “It is not correct. The government will not give any fundamentalist group a chance. METRO. Rezaul Karim said:” The government will stop any provocation in name of religion and any attempt to destroy communal harmony. “
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