Inqilab Moncho to hold ‘Hadi rally’ within a week
Staff Reporter :
Inqilab Moncho on Friday announced that it will hold a large public gathering, dubbed the ‘Hadi rally’, within the next week, demanding justice for the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman bin Hadi.
The announcement was made by the platform’s member secretary, Abdullah Al Jaber, from a protest rally at the base of the Raju Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus on Friday afternoon.
Earlier in the day, following Jummah prayers, leaders and activists of Inqilab Moncho brought out a protest procession from the Dhaka University Central Mosque. The march moved through the campus and ended at the Raju Sculpture, where demonstrators staged a brief sit-in and chanted slogans demanding punishment of those responsible for Hadi’s killing.
Among the slogans raised were “We want justice, justice justice,” “Delhi na Dhaka, Dhaka Dhaka,” and “Hadi has said it — I want justice for my killing.”
Announcing the upcoming programme, Abdullah Al Jaber said the rally would be held within a week and would draw a massive turnout. “We will organise the Hadi rally within the next week.
There will be a gathering of more than a hundred thousand people. The date and time will be announced later,” he said.
He said the rally would send “one clear message” — that those who act against the country’s independence and sovereignty would find no place on its soil.
Abdullah Al Jaber also said Inqilab Moncho would invite all political parties to participate. “We will go to every political party and request them to join the rally. Through this gathering, we will see clearly where each political party stands,” he said.
He added that after the rally, the organisation would launch political mobilisation across all constituencies. “After the rally, our struggle will begin across all 300 seats. We do not recognise BNP, Jamaat, NCP or Charmonai. We recognise only insaf (justice). We will support those who stand for justice and who are vocal about the trial of Hadi’s killing,” he said.
Raising questions over the investigation process, Abdullah Al Jaber said they had been informed that five teams were present on the day Osman Hadi was shot. “Then why does the charge sheet mention only those who fired the shots? Where are the other teams? We want answers,” he said.
Addressing both the public and those who may assume state power in the future, he warned that ignoring the demand for justice would carry political consequences.
“We want to make it very clear: you must stand for justice in the killing of Shaheed Hadi. If you go against this, the vote margin will not be in lakhs, it will be in crores. Simply carrying Hadi’s image without demanding justice will not be accepted,” he said.
Parallel demonstrations were also held in Chattogram. Leaders and activists of the city and Chattogram University units of Inqilab Moncho brought out a protest procession after Jummah prayers from the Andarkilla Shahi Jam-e-Mosque. Marching through different parts of the city, the procession ended at a rally at Kazir Dewri.
From around 2:30 pm, demonstrators occupied the Kazir Dewri intersection, chanting slogans such as “Who are you, who am I — Hadi, Hadi,” and holding placards reading “Justice for Hadi,” while demanding the arrest and trial of those responsible for the killing of the organisation’s convener.
The programmes came as Inqilab Moncho stepped up its agitation, signalling a broader political campaign centred on the demand for justice in the Osman Hadi killing.