Leaders of Student Movement Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagorik Committee say they will hold their planned programme at Central Shaheed Minar scheduled for today
The interim government will prepare a proclamation of July Uprising based on national consensus, said the chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday.
However, hours after the government鈥檚 announcement to adopt the July Uprising proclamation, the Student Movement Against Discrimination and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee confirmed that their event would proceed at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka as previously planned, but the proclamation would not be made.
At a press briefing in front of state guest house Jamuna in the capital, press secretary Shafiqul Alam said that the proclamation would be adopted to consolidate the unity of the people, the anti-fascist values and the desire for state reforms that was expressed through the July uprising.
The press secretary revealed that the declaration would be prepared based on the opinions of all participating students, political parties and stakeholders, including the Students Against Discrimination that led the uprising.
鈥榃e hope that this proclamation will be prepared unanimously within a few days through everyone鈥檚 participation and will be presented to the nation,鈥� he added.
Earlier, the Students Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagorik Committee announced an event to declare July uprising proclamation at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital today.
Immediately after the government announcement about the proclamation, student leaders convened an emergency meeting to decide about today鈥檚 event.
After extensive discussions, chief organiser of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Abdul Hannan Masud told reporters about 1:00am today that聽 they would hold the rally at Shaheed Minar today. He, however, did not clearly say if they would make the proclamation at the event.
Announcing the proclamation event, Student Movement Against Discrimination convener Hasnat Abdullah on Sunday said that with the proclamation of the July uprising, the 1972 鈥楳ujibbadi Constitution鈥� would be buried on December 31.
鈥榃e demand that the Mujibbadi Constitution be declared obsolete. The grave of the Mujibbadi Constitution of 1972 will be created at the same place where the one-point declaration was announced. We hope that the July revolution declaration will declare the Nazi-like Awami League irrelevant in Bangladesh,鈥� he said at a press conference in the capital Dhaka.
Although the programme was scheduled for 3:00pm today, Jatiya Nagorik Committee spokesperson Samanta Sharmin on Monday evening told 抖阴精品 that the draft of the proclamation was yet to be finalised.
According to the draft proclamation, the students and people of Bangladesh have faced brutal repression, including killings, harassment and internet shutdowns, while peacefully protesting against discrimination.
Despite these atrocities, they continued to demand the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and called for a non-cooperation movement.
The protests gained widespread support across all sectors of society, uniting people against fascism, the draft said.
In response, the students and citizens have called for the dissolution of the current parliament, and the reform or annulment of the 1972 constitution to restore the promises of liberation war 鈥� dignity, equality and justice 鈥� and an end to fascism in Bangladesh, it said.
It also said that the people of this land fought for independence from colonial domination, achieving freedom from the British rule in 1947 and later from Pakistan in 1971 after immense struggle and sacrifice.
It said that the 1972 constitution undermined democratic aspirations, leading to weakened institutions and governance.
Successive political manoeuvres, including martial law and constitutional amendments, further eroded the state鈥檚 stability.
The 鈥楳ujibist paradigm鈥� entrenched by the one eleven paradigm sustained Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 dominance, while the ideals of the liberation war were exploited to promote authoritarianism and the cult of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
鈥榃e resolve that, we need a political settlement altering the 鈥�72 and 1/11 settlements, which will pave the way for new democratic republic. We further resolve that, we need a state which will be free of any kind of discrimination,鈥� the draft proclamation said.
The proclamation of July uprising will come into retrospective effect on August 5, 2024, it said.
Protesting against the discrimination in government job opportunities, the students began a protest in July.
The demonstrations turned violent as the protesting students were badly beaten and shot to death.
In protest, mass people took to the streets, demanding a change in state power.
Ultimately, they ousted the Awami League regime on August 5 amid the student-mass uprising.
The Mass Uprising Special Cell on December 21 published its first draft, saying that 858 people were martyred and 11,551 injured in the student-mass uprising.