BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was never able to practise civil politics and that Awami League had always been a better match for the party.
“Awami League is an indecent party and Jamaat is an uncivilised one. To keep Jamaat in check, Awami League works like medicine,” Abbas said while addressing the inauguration of a medical camp at Siddheswari Balur Math.
Abbas alleged that Jamaat never wanted Bangladesh to exist in the first place.
He said the Razakars and Al-Badr collaborators handed over the people of Bangladesh including women to the Pakistani occupation forces.
“Today those same people are asking for votes and making big claims,” he said.
Accusing Jamaat of distorting religion, Abbas said, “They believe in Moududism, not in the true spirit of Islam. They only wear the label of being Muslim.”
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He urged people to remain cautious about Jamaat, saying, “People of this country may not all be educated but they are not foolish.”
Abbas also sought prayers from the nation for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia during the event.