Some aggrieved leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) locked the main gate of BNP central office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Tuesday after the party leaders dissolved the expired committee. This followed high tensions and argument and counter argument over the disputed issue of demand for forming a new committee. They also demanded removing the age limit for committee members and form a temporary committee and a central committee.
Meanwhile, the JCD leaders staged a sit-in in front of the BNP office around 11 in the morning as part of the protests. They (some) also went on hunger strike to realise their demands. It is learnt that JCD leaders were locked in violent quarrel with BNP senior leaders including Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu and Organising Secretary Fazlur Huque Milon at the Nayapaltan office.
Fazlul Huque Milon later told reporters that the decision about the dissolving the committee was taken by the party senior members. Sources said that the previous committee of JCD was declared invalid on June 3 in a formal announcement signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rzivi.
That release also added that in order to be included in the JCD committee, a candidate must have to possess secondary school certificate (SSC) or equivalent exam after year 2000. The protesting leaders alleged that such a decision was taken to bring forth favourite candidates of the syndicate.
