BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday questioned why the Awami League should not be allowed to do politics under the leadership of those who have a clean image.
"There is a lot of discussion about whether the Awami League will be able to do politics, but there is no talk about whether those responsible for the genocide will be brought to justice," he said.
The BNP leader made the remarks while distributing Eid gifts to the poor and destitute in the capital's Faidabad Uttara Khan area.
Rizvi said if the criminals within the Awami League are prosecuted, and the people then decide to give
the party a chance to engage in politics, no one should oppose it.
"If individuals who come to lead the Awami League have no involvement in crimes, the killing of students, looting, or laundering public money, then why can't such an Awami League engage in politics?" he said.
The BNP leader, however, said Awami League leaders and their associates involved in killings and oppression must be brought to justice.
"Didn't people see who committed the genocide? Which police officer, which OC, which AC, which DC played a role there? Which Awami League leader ordered the bloodshed during the mass movement? Which Awami League leader ordered the destruction and suppression of the movement? This trial must be ensured without delay," he said. �"UNB
