Sadrul Ain:
In response to a question about whether the Awami League will be banned or whether it will participate in the elections, the interim government's chief advisor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, said, "That is the consensus. We are always going back to the consensus. Whatever everyone decides together, we will do."
He made these remarks in a recent interview with BBC Bangla. The interview was published by various media outlets on Monday (March 3).
There have been differences of opinion among political parties regarding Awami League politics, with different people saying different things.
What is your position on this? In response to a question, the chief advisor said, "That is the consensus. We are always going back to consensus. We will do whatever everyone decides together."
Asked whether the Awami League would be banned or whether it would engage in politics or participate in elections, he added, "I won't go into details. My position has always been that we are all citizens of this country."
We all have equal rights in this country. We are all brothers. We have to live in this country. We have to make this country great. So, whatever party you choose, do everything according to their opinion.
There is no way to take away anyone's rights in this country. But whoever has done wrong should be tried, he must be tried. That's all.
There was talk about a political party you formed during the 11th century and you said that it was a mistake for you to enter politics. Now you are in the highest political position in Bangladesh. What is your assessment now? Was it right for you to come here or do you not want to judge now?
To the journalist's question, he said, "No, I will judge." The first thing is that I have not formed a political party. I had talked about forming one and this talk had been going on for 10 weeks. After 10 weeks, I said, "No, I will not go into politics."
I said that politics is not my cup of tea and that was the end of it. After that, no one could pull me towards politics. Everyone tried to lead the country, you became the Prime Minister. Everyone tried. I didn't want that.
I said, that chapter is over. These 10 weeks - that's enough. So that's how I am now. There is no possibility of me going into politics here. Don't do politics.
But in response to the question of the head of government being a political position, the chief advisor again said, "It would be technically possible. I didn't even want to come to this position. I was requested, many times. Then I finally agreed. I took responsibility for it."
If there is a political position, it is by definition. I do not do politics.
