Veteran politician Suranjit Sengupta believes that the Tofail Ahmed and Rashed Khan Menon's turning down of the government offer of Cabinet berth is the hint of emergence of a 'new political equation'.
Referring to the surprise of Greek conqueror Alexander at the working of this subcontinent, Sengupta commented at a discussion on Saturday, "I will not say Seleucus, but will say truly Bengal's ... Bangladesh's politics is very strange."
"I think this is a new equation in a new state of strange politics. This is just the hint of a new political equation," he said. He continued without explaining his observation and added, "But there is nothing to be worried about. It will be ended through constitutional procedure and democratically."
Sengupta's comment comes amid claims of a 'third force' rising as the face-off between the two major political parties in the country over the caretaker government provision continues.
Both Tafail and Sengupta have voiced for 'reforms' in the Awami League during the past military-backed emergency time administration and were branded as 'reformists' by party members.
They were left in the cold when the Sheikh Hasina-led government took office in 2008. The veteran politicians had also lost their posts as party policymakers.
During the third shake-up in Hasina's Cabinet, Sengupta got the taste of ministership, for the first time in his long political career, when he was made the Railway Minister. He, however, bowed out barely four months following his aide's involvement in a cash scam.
He was later made a minister without portfolio.
The Cabinet beckoned Tofail, nearly 10 months after Sengupta, during the fourth shake-up but he turned down the berth saying he was not 'ready' to take up the responsibility.
Menon, on the other hand, declined the lucrative government offer saying it was a 'party decision'.
Sengupta, who has been close to both Tofail and Menon in his long political career, said, "I won't say anything on why they refused to join. It's their personal, political decisions."
The ruling party advisory committee member observed that the duo's refusal made Bangladesh's recent political scenario 'exciting' and left the media 'stirred-up'.
Suranjit Sengupta was speaking at a discussion organised by the ruling party's artists' front in Dhaka.
Referring to the surprise of Greek conqueror Alexander at the working of this subcontinent, Sengupta commented at a discussion on Saturday, "I will not say Seleucus, but will say truly Bengal's ... Bangladesh's politics is very strange."
"I think this is a new equation in a new state of strange politics. This is just the hint of a new political equation," he said. He continued without explaining his observation and added, "But there is nothing to be worried about. It will be ended through constitutional procedure and democratically."
Sengupta's comment comes amid claims of a 'third force' rising as the face-off between the two major political parties in the country over the caretaker government provision continues.
Both Tafail and Sengupta have voiced for 'reforms' in the Awami League during the past military-backed emergency time administration and were branded as 'reformists' by party members.
They were left in the cold when the Sheikh Hasina-led government took office in 2008. The veteran politicians had also lost their posts as party policymakers.
During the third shake-up in Hasina's Cabinet, Sengupta got the taste of ministership, for the first time in his long political career, when he was made the Railway Minister. He, however, bowed out barely four months following his aide's involvement in a cash scam.
He was later made a minister without portfolio.
The Cabinet beckoned Tofail, nearly 10 months after Sengupta, during the fourth shake-up but he turned down the berth saying he was not 'ready' to take up the responsibility.
Menon, on the other hand, declined the lucrative government offer saying it was a 'party decision'.
Sengupta, who has been close to both Tofail and Menon in his long political career, said, "I won't say anything on why they refused to join. It's their personal, political decisions."
The ruling party advisory committee member observed that the duo's refusal made Bangladesh's recent political scenario 'exciting' and left the media 'stirred-up'.
Suranjit Sengupta was speaking at a discussion organised by the ruling party's artists' front in Dhaka.
0 comments:
Post a Comment