Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said that heads of cattle can be bought but heads of human beings cannot be bought.
He made the remarks a day after his party’s expelled member Sultan Muhammad Mansur Ahmed took oath as the member of 11th parliament on Thursday, defying the party’s decision.
Kamal, also the convener of the opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront, addressing an extended meeting of Gono Forum’s Dhaka city unit, said those are sold out like cattle they are known as ‘collaborator’.
He said people want to get rid of misrule, saying the state cannot run on lies.
The extended meeting was held at the party’s central office at Arambagh in the city, said a press release.
Gono Forum expelled Sultan Mansur on Thursday afternoon hours after he took the oath as the elected lawmaker for Moulvibazar-2 with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s electoral symbol sheaf of paddy.
All candidates of BNP dominated Jatiya Oikyafront contested the 11th parliament polls with sheaf of paddy.
Another lawmaker-elect of Gono Forum, Mokabbir Khan, who was elected from Sylhet-2 backtracked from taking the oath at the eleventh hour.
Mokabbir contested the election with his party ticket and its electoral symbol of rising sun.
The JOF rejected the results of the December 30 parliament polls marred by ‘flaws’ and ‘fraud’ demanding fresh election under a neutral government.
