Authorities didn’t keep their words, movement to continue: Sarjis

The authorities promised not to arrest any protesting students or harass them with cases but failed to keep their words, Sarjis Alam, one of the coordinators of the quota reform movement has alleged.

“So, this movement will continue until these mass arrests, oppression, and torture are ending,” Sarjis Alam wrote in his Facebook post on Thursday (1 August) afternoon after release from DB custody.

He also wrote, “You (law enforcers) attacked my university teachers. Charge baton on my brother (students of schools and colleges). You picked up whoever you wanted. If you can’t find the agitator, you have taken their brother from home and threatened their father! Mashroor is an example of this.”

He added, “You picked up my brothers from the rickshaw and sent them to jail with a case. You beat up my sisters, throwing on the street. What are you thinking? This is how everything will end? Those who joined this movement even once cannot sleep peacefully, fearing arrest. There are many whose families have yet to find them. It should not have happened!”

“Six people can be detained with DB custody for 6 days, but how to detain the entire young generation of Bangladesh? “How do you stop corruption, looting, money laundering, abuse of power that has caused anger?”

Addressing the policemen as brothers, he further wrote: “The anger of the people of this country is not on you, not on the police. This anger is on your uniforms. Over the years, many people in this country have been repressed and tortured by wearing these uniforms. Leave that dress and come with us, we’ll welcome you and embrace you.”

“Since this path is the path of truth and justice, we are not afraid to face anything. As long as Bangladesh is becoming a safe haven for the agitators, mass arrests, oppression, and torture are ending. Till then, this fight will continue,” he added.