Untold Facts

Fascist VC to Technocrat Minister and Adviser

Technocrat fascists
One University Professor lamented to me with utter disgust that the newly appointed V.C. of the University he is still in job, a few days ago in disagreement on a certain issue under discussion, threatened the dissenting voice of another Professor in the Bengali verbatim, DEKHE NEBO- you must have bashing from me! The V.C. thus behaved not only in un-academic fashion but also clearly showed a fascist psyche. A print media had a report that said that one technocrat adviser of the Prime Minister also lamented and wished that could they have had finished off killing all ‘anti liberation’ elements immediately after the independence of 1971 they could now run the country unhindered with all ease. Yet in another occasion the Law Minister, another technocrat, in his typical trade unionist egoistic style threatened in anguish on the 25th May (09) not only Begum Khaleda Zia right now to vacate her home purchased long ago with valid legal lease deed for 99 years, and still valid for another 60 years or so, and while the matter is in writ hearing in the High Court cared nothing for remark made that was clearly subjudice, but also at the same time clearly intimidating the two judges hearing the writ going on as of today (27 May 09) in the bench. I am sure that any intelligent reader would have the three examples of ingrained fascism in the psyche of these persons of position in the present government that they cannot but be taken as inherited from the uncouth leaders from the party concerned of the past as to the present.

Old die hard
Intimidation has been the style of political action programs of the Awami League since the very beginning. I recall not each and every bit of those, but right now recall one incident of my college days in Dhaka in mid 1950s when the National Awami Party meeting of the great Maolana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani going on at the then Mukul Cinema Hall located at Sadarghat of old Dhaka was torpedoed by the hoodlums of the Awami League genre led by the person whom his father lamented as a misfortune of fostering the fascist bad guy, GOONDA (Hoodlum), in his own verbatim. The foster father’s lamentation in the verbatim to his boss, the sessions judge, in pre 1971 independence days made at the Faridpur District Court, still alive, but I must not name him here for his safety from fascist attacks at this old age over eighty by the current brand of the same genre of hoodlums.

Fatherly Maolana ditched
It may be noted for young readers that the same fire brand political Maolana had the same person as his own beloved fostered son in politics. And despite differences in politics, particularly in regard to both Indian equation and identity of the then East Pakistan between the two, it was the Maolana who as the ‘prophet of violence’ spearheaded the leader’s rise, his making a hero and ultimately made him the hero of the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Had the Maolana, distanced away from the leader in late 1960s, he would have possibly end up in prison condemned in the Agartala Conspiracy Case for treason for good, if not in gallows, no matter whatever efforts and mechanics the big neighbor’s intelligence and the government would put in.

The latest proof of dishonoring the Maolana by the present government of the same party was done on the 26th May night by removing the plaque bearing the name of the Maolana engraved years ago with stone chips art work at the entrance of the Bhashani Novo Theatre at the BIJOY SHARANI east end that was replaced with the name of their BABAE QAOM with new stone art work at dead of night. What a mean of the genre unique in human history of ignominy of nations! What a big shame! Will the new name engraved stay there until the KEAMAT?

Hero’s Fascist way
The hero, in the independent Bangladesh, kept the Maolana in house arrest. His periodicals banned one after another, HAQ KATHA banned first, and then the SATTYA KATA also had the same ill fate, the editor Irfanul Bari to prison. The leader turning to absolute dictator continued to rule Bangladesh by dictates by passing the Parliament and normal administrative process. He had his bullyboys and the hoodlum forces of various kinds, not excluding his eldest son Sheikh Kamal, nephew Sheikh Moni and the ruthless S.P. of the metropolitan city, Mahbub. They used to run torture cells and killing missions against any body they considered opponents to the leader and the party. On top of these private hoodlums, he had the Gestapo style force termed as the RAKHHI BAHINI planned by the R&AW and trained, motivated and managed by their own army man General Ovan. All these forces killed nearly 40,000 of the patriotic youths they considered opponents of their leader and the party. For the first three years the country still had nominally the multi party system in the Parliament; but then went on in fully fascist way through declaring all parties banned except his own party renamed as BAKSAL or Bangladesh Krisak Sramik Awami League. That followed banning of all newspapers except four under his direct control, two by the Government and the other two by his pliant nephew Moni just only to eulogize the leader.

Freedom restored on the 15th August
The suffocating condition so created in the country for the freedom loving people had the most welcome free air breath on the 15th August 1975. A small group of determined patriotic army toppled the notorious dictator and set once again way for pluralism and open democracy. The fascist had the end.

Fascists rise and fall
The fascists reappeared in 1996 and made a hell of everything including putting the 15th August heroes to orchestrated trial for ‘murder’. They did not end there. The orchestration labeled the heroes as ordinary ‘murderers’ and sentenced to gallows through clear miscarriage of justice. At one point the second generation leader openly instigated the cadres to go on killing at the rate of ‘one for ten’ in reprisal. People got disgusted of the fascists and so decisively rejected them in October 2001 election.

Follies and conspiracy
Follies after follies that went on that the masters from outside took best advantage of and through naked interference brought the US-INDO lackeys to power in January 2009. The fascist reappeared in a new vigor and the people have been having feeling the pinches and gagging of everything and basic freedom of the people.

Genre’s Fascist psyche
Fascist mind is the genre’s psyche. The technocrats have more so for they need not have to go to seek people’s vote.

Brief respite
It may be that the freedom loving people might not give them long time unless they behave right in democratic norms shunning the fascist modes in everything. Should not they come to senses for pluralism and democratic norms, the people would certainly take to the streets sooner than later to rightly remove them from the State power possibly forever.

Author: Dr. M.T. Hussain