'Bangabandhu had only legitimate right to pronounce independence'

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today reiterated that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had the only legitimate right to proclaim the independence of the country at the eve of the Liberation War in 1971 while many persons in the country usually claimed themselves as the proclaimer of independence.

“Only Bangabandhu had the legitimate right to declare the independence before the War of Liberation in 1971 as he was the elected leader mandated by the people, ...None had any legal right to declare the independence”, he told the journalists after paying homage at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi Road-32 marking the historic 7th March.

Quader also the General Secretary of Awami League said that but those who claimed themselves as the proclaimer of independence were nothing but a ‘reader’, adding that the reader and announcer are not same at all.

Regarding imposing ban on the historic 7 March by BNP, the road transport minister said “the historic 7 March speech recognized as one of the best speeches across the world by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) whereas BNP imposed restriction on that historic address.” 

“BNP had no minimum faith on the spirit of the Liberation War”, he told the journalists.