Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that the resignation of five lawmakers of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party was nothing but just a drop in the ocean.
He said that such an action does not matter to Parliament.
The minister said this at a party meeting of Manikganj district Awami League on Sunday.
He said that the 26 lawmakers of the opposition Jatiya Party were still there and they would not leave the Jatiya Sangsad. ‘So, it will not matter to Parliament,’ he said.
‘BNP MPs have made a mistake and those who suggested taking this action will soon regret it,’ said Quader.
He criticised the United States ambassador’s statement and said, ‘The embassy expressed concern when it was the police that got attacked. Women are raped every day in the United States, people got killed publicly in Palestine. Where was the US’ human rights concern then? They love Israel and do not punish their injustice.’
He claimed that there was no democratic norm in the BNP, and asked the foreigners to find out how the BNP will bring democracy in the country.
