UNB REPORT: National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker Abdul Hannan Masud on Sunday claimed that members of Generation Z do not want the 1972 Constitution, saying the younger generation is seeking answers over their political rights and representation.
Taking part in the discussion on the president’s speech in the Jatiya Sangsad, Masud, who described himself as a representative of Gen Z, said: “If you ask what Gen Z wants, they no longer want the Constitution of 1972. They want to know why, despite being born 30 years after independence, they have not been given voting rightHe said the post-independence generation had grown up in a sovereign country with its own flag, map and borders, achieved through the sacrifices of 1971.
However, he questioned whether the promise of a safe Bangladesh had been fulfilled.
“We were born in an independent country. Our forefathers shed blood in 1971 to build a secure Bangladesh for us. But have we received that security?” he asked.
Masud also raised concerns over river erosion in his constituency, Hatia, and alleged that he had faced attacks during and after the election period.
Addressing treasury bench lawmakers, he said, “It is because we shed blood that you are now prime minister and home minister.”s.