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Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said of the Hifazat leaders’ proposal on the sculpture issue: “We will do nothing outside of the constitution.” Again, we will not insult any religion. The Prime Minister is a pure Muslim and is fulfilling his religious responsibilities.
He said so at a press conference held at the secretariat on Tuesday afternoon.
Late in the evening, 12 Hefazat leaders of the country, led by Mahmudul Hasan, Chairman of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia (BEFAC), the Qaumi Madrasas Board of Education, exchanged views at the Interior Minister’s residence in Dhanmondi. The Interior Minister spoke about it at the press conference.
He said that the country’s top Hefazat leaders had met on December 5 at the call of BEFAC President Mahmudul Hasan. They have delivered a letter to the prime minister. There are five propositions. Yesterday there was a fruitful talk about that. No decision has been made yet. There will be more talks, through which we can solve all the problems. The Prime Minister is a genuine Muslim and is fulfilling his religious responsibilities.
Have they changed their anti-sculpture stance? – Responding to a question from journalists, the Interior Minister said: “We have talked about the proposals that were given to them.” I believe that we will be able to reach a consensus at the end of the talks. We have reached the consensus that no one should go out on the streets and do acts of vandalism. Breaking law and order does not create a chaotic situation. They will also oppose the continued attempt to ease tensions on Facebook. They say they will control them.
When asked about his views on the Kushtia sculpture vandalism case, the Interior Minister said that no one should go out onto the streets to commit vandalism. Without creating chaotic situations. They have said that they will not call for any anti-government movement. They say they want to end the five proposals through negotiations.
The issue under discussion is unconstitutional. There are clear laws on this. They are arguing in the home of the Minister of the Interior where the law will speak. Is the government on its knees or not? – Said in response to the question of journalists, the question does not come. The government never believes in the principle of kneeling. The proposals they have made, we say that the discussion will continue. They speak beautifully. He told us to watch out for the propaganda on Facebook. They are united to prevent any kind of anarchy. They won’t make any moves. If it is unconstitutional, we have no possibility to accept it. We will not go beyond the constitution, we do not want to hurt religious feelings.
Is it possible to argue with those who have broken the sculpture of the father of the nation? – In response to the question, Asaduzzaman Khan said, Awami League never does politics on its knees. Our government does everything with a clear message. We will not do anything outside the constitution. This does not mean that we are going to insult any religion. We go and continue to follow the religious rules. They have also accepted it. Our Prime Minister is a devout Muslim. He prayed five times. He also performed the Tahajjud prayers. They think their proposal will end through discussion.
His claim was clear that the sculpture could not be built. The situation that has arisen in this regard. If it is your demand, it is being discussed. If the government is in a dilemma about whether the sculpture will be built or not, the interior minister said: “We will not go beyond the constitution.” Nor will we hurt religious feelings. I am discussing all the questions about whether sculpture will have what it has or not. We say, why is sculpture made? It is not an idol. It is not adored. We want to have Bangabandhu in our hearts so that the new generation will remember who Bangabandhu was, his contribution forever. That is what we are talking about, they are talking from a religious point of view. This is what I think will come up with a beautiful solution through discussion.
They didn’t say there would be no sculpture. They are asking if the Mujib Minar can be built next to the place where the original sculpture is. That will be decided by discussion. We believe in negotiation all the time. The decision to remove the sculpture has not been made, something else will happen. Sculpture construction is underway. They wanted to meet the Prime Minister. We will make a proposal, we will meet if you agree, ”said the Interior Minister.
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I will not do anything outside the constitution, I will not insult any religion: Minister of the Interior
