How do you resolve the question of whether you prioritize the country over individuals and parties?
To resolve this question, you must first determine what your narratives are in the case of Bangladesh.
Do you support the liberation war of Bangladesh, are you uncompromising on the issue of Bangladesh’s independence and the liberation war, do you accept the emergence of the distinct identity of the Bengali-Bangladeshi nationhood on the face of the earth, do you accept the geographical independence of Bangladesh, which is a one-time thing, do you accept the history of Bangladesh’s independence struggle, the role of each of the people who led the independence struggle, do you respect those who sacrificed their lives in the independence struggle and the liberation war of Bangladesh, do you hate those who opposed the independence of Bangladesh, do you hate the allies/collaborators of the Pakistani occupying forces during the liberation war; Above all, you have to decide first on the question of whether you hold the history of the continuous and systematic movement of the liberation struggle of Bangladesh in 52,69,71 in your heart and soul. That will be your narratives in the case of Bangladesh.
If your position on all these questions is wrong, then your narratives will be wrong, and your patriotism will also be questioned.
Whether your mind rebels against those who insult our liberation war or those who do it, whether you hate them, will also make it clear whether your narratives on the Bangladesh issue are genuine or adulterated. This is how your patriotism will be revealed. If your narratives are adulterated, your patriotism is also adulterated.
Today we have come to a difficult juncture. Now, in the various actions and speeches of those in power, it seems that they are not a force in favor of our independence and the liberation war. They want to replace our first independence by bringing the theory of second independence. They want to press the reset button and erase some parts of our liberation war. What will be your role in this?
If your narratives on the Bangladesh issue are not adulterated or authentic, then you will compromise on the above issue as well. In that case, your patriotism is bound to be questioned. You will take a stand for the opponents of independence with various tricks and bad explanations.
Your slightest bias and weakness towards the opponents of independence, forgetting those who sacrificed their lives in the liberation war, will tarnish your patriotism.
Those who hold the liberation war, those who are vocal in favor of the liberation war today, are in danger. They are being given the tag of a specific party. Their patriotism is being questioned with this tag. Those who are vocal in favor of the liberation war, those who speak in favor of the liberation war are being confused with a specific party.
This is also a tactic of the opponents of independence. A cunning attempt to suppress the forces in favor of the liberation war by tagging a specific party.
The answer to this cunning is that we are not speaking in favor of any specific party. We are speaking in favor of the liberation war. We are speaking in favor of the independence of Bangladesh.
I appeal to those who are in favor of the liberation war, not to give in to these evil tactics of the opponents of independence, not to be cowed. Talk more about the liberation war, be more vocal. We must remember that if we lose, the opponents of independence will win. This war has started at home. Today we have to stand against the enemies of the house.
