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Leaders of Ganatantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, on Tuesday urged the government to take steps to ensure people’s security and to control the prices of daily necessities.

They criticised the interim government for failing to improve the law and order situation and not taking tough action to break market syndicates.

The combine leaders raised the demands at a protest rally held at the Purana Paltan crossing in the capital.

Saiful Huq, coordinator of the combine and also the general secretary of the Revolutionary Workers Party, criticised the government for their failure to reduce public sufferings in the past four months.

He stated that people were experiencing social anarchy as the interim government was failing to ensure the safety of people’s lives and properties.

‘Four months have passed but they have failed to ensure people’s safety. How will they handle the remaining tasks? Despite having significant public and political support, they have failed to ensure minimum security for the people,’ said Saiful.

Referring to the unstable market situation, Saiful said, ‘Essential commodities are now beyond the purchasing capacity of common people. Billions are being looted through market syndicates.’

Condemning the assault on a freedom fighter in Cumilla and killings on a vessel in the River Meghna, Nagarik Oikya president Mahmudur Rahman Manna said that the involved persons must be brought to justice.

Manna claimed that the interim government had not tried to build a friendly relationship with political parties in the past four months.

‘People are suffering. We are not seeing improvement in the law and order situation,’ said Manna and added, ‘Incidents of extortion are going on and the government has not been able to stop it.’

Warning the government, Manna said that the dreams of the people must not be scattered.

Presided over by Ganosamhati Andolan executive coordinator Abul Hassan Rubel, the rally was addressed, among others, by Bhashani Onusari Parishad convener Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Bablu.

A procession was followed.