Intellectuals 'instigate' PCJSS : PBCP
Our Correspondent, Rangamati
Rangamati district unit leaders of Parbattya Bangalee Chhatra Parishad (PBCP), a platform of Bangalee students in Chittagong Hill Tracts, at a rally here yesterday threatened to declare "unwanted" in CHT some eminent intellectuals of the country for what they called "instigating PCJSS leaders in turning this region a problematic area again".They named Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain, its presidium member Ponkoj Bhattyacharya and Prothorn Alo Editor Motiur Rahmana and said they patronise interests of indigenous people ignoring that of Bangalees living in the hills. Their patronisation often instigate the hill ingigenous leaders, they alleged. The rally was held at Bonorupa in the town to protest comments made by Pankaj Bhattyacharya at the PCP rally held in front of Shilpakala Academy in the morning. The PBCP rally was preceded by a procession in the town. PBCP leaders claimed that his speech at the inaugural session of PCP council will "instigate PCJSS (Parbattya Chattagram Jono Sanghaty Samity) leaders to go back to arms struggle to press the government to implement the CHT accord". The PBCP leaders in their speeches also claimed that some dailies published from Dhaka at times make propaganda in favour of indigenous people, ignoring the interest of Bangalees in the hills. Presided over by PBCP Rangamati district unit president Sabbir Ahmed, the rally was addressed by, among others, its vice-president Safiqul Islam, general secretary Md Solaiman, organiszaing secretary Md Mahim Uddin. Later in the evening, the PBCP issued a press release which also made similar comments about the intellectuals.
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