NCP Chief’s Facebook Fury: Nahid Slams Jamaat’s ‘PR Movement’ as Political Ploy

Md. Nahid Islam, Convener of the National Citizens Party (NCP), has claimed that Jamaat-e-Islami’s so-called “Proportional Representation (PR) Movement” is a well-orchestrated political deception. He alleged that Jamaat has never engaged in any reform-oriented dialogue—neither before nor after the July uprising. “They have never made any constructive proposal, presented any constitutional perspective, nor pledged to establish a democratic republic,” Nahid asserted.

The NCP leader made these explosive remarks in an English-language post on his verified Facebook account on Sunday afternoon, October 19. However, at the time of writing this report, the post was no longer visible on his personal verified page but appeared on the party’s official Facebook page.

The post has sparked widespread discussion, drawing comments from Dhaka University faculty members, leaders of the student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, and several other student organizations. The post has seen significant engagement, with numerous shares and comments in a short time. However, the comment section reflects a mix of debate, criticism, and sarcasm.

One user wrote, “What Nahid said today reflects crude political behavior. As one of the leaders of the uprising, such reckless remarks will only distance him further.” Another commented, “I had wanted to support NCP as an alternative to BNP and Awami League, but I don’t see any people-oriented vision in them. All I see is criticism of others and politics over the July issue.”

Dhaka University Sociology Professor Samina Luthfa also commented under Nahid’s post, writing, “You are being too late in everything. I only hope this delay is not your calculated strategy.”

In his post, Nahid stated that the so-called movement was “deliberately constructed to derail the reform process of the Consensus Commission and to divert the national dialogue on state and constitutional reconstruction in the aftermath of the people’s uprising.”

He further wrote, “The core reform demand of establishing an upper house based on proportional representation was intended to ensure constitutional safeguards. We were striving to build a mass movement around such foundational reform and to establish the legal framework of the July Charter through broad national consensus.”

According to Nahid, “Jamaat and its allies hijacked this agenda, tactfully reducing it to a mere PR issue and using it as a bargaining tool to serve their narrow partisan interests. Their purpose was not reform, but strategic deceit.”

He added that Jamaat’s sudden support for “reform” within the Consensus Commission was “not an expression of ideological conviction, but rather a political infiltration disguised as reformist intent.”

Concluding his remarks, Nahid said, “Today, the people of Bangladesh have clearly recognized this deception. They have awakened and will no longer be misled by any false reformist or conspiratorial forces. Neither the Almighty nor the sovereign people of this country will ever again allow dishonest, opportunistic, and morally bankrupt forces to rule.”