Awami League: Bright canvas of freedom in the awakening of youth
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In his book 'Methodology of Social Science', the famous sociologist Max Weber sheds light on how the history and context of the establishment of a real ideal political party should be. According to Weber, in most cases within a political party, two factors are reflected in the fatness; Firstly, consideration of the overall needs or expectations of an ethnic group and secondly, the historical requirements created in a particular context.
Weber has also shown that political parties can be formed in the context of war, inflation, depression or mass movements from a historical point of view, just as political parties are formed on the question of inclusion in the political system for an ethnic group. Conformity with Weber's views can also be found in the later writings of other theorists such as Gabriel Elmond and Sidney Verber. So, in a word, a political party is created to change the fate of a nation or change the history.
In the establishment of Bangladesh Awami League, one of the oldest political organizations in the subcontinent, founded in 1949, we see both these types of needs. On the one hand, under an ethnically inclusive Bengali nationalist identity, the Bengali language question, the question of their own culture, organized for a mass movement to establish political rights.
On the other hand, in the historical context, the Pakistani ruling class continues to face a crisis of legitimacy with the public. In such a historical moment of space and time, the political manifestation of Bengali ethnic identity, Bangladesh Awami League, was established. Although initially named East Pakistan Awami Muslim League, it later adopted the name 'Awami League' from the entire Pakistan Awami League in 1955 as an expression of its non-communal spirit.
Awami League came into the politics of Pakistan primarily as a platform to present the political demands of Bengalis in an organizational manner and as an infrastructure to create the future political leadership of Bengalis. Awami League has retained its relevance as a political entity under various regimes in the later period, initially the Bengali nation and later the country as a whole was the savior of this land in times of need. The current young generation, especially those born at the end of the last century or in the current century, a large part of them saw Awami League only as a government party, not as an opposition party.
We have not had the opportunity to know how much they know about the entire history of the last 75 years of Awami League. To evaluate Awami League objectively, it is best to analyze 'Government Party Awami League' and 'Political Party Awami League' separately. Although Awami League is the most successful political organization in the subcontinent in both formats, it is not possible to keep everyone's mind if it is in the government party.
People of different views and paths have different expectations, it is not possible to meet everyone's expectations. Especially when there are multiple opinions, multiple views on the same issue, the government has to face the inevitable criticism of the rest while accepting any one. As a result, it is more logical to evaluate Awami League as a political party before evaluating Awami League as a government party.
Among the many achievements in the political party Awami League's diary of a quarter of a century of struggle, the greatest achievement is 'Independent Bangladesh'. However, in this case the contribution of charismatic leader 'person' Bangabandhu along with 'party' Awami League is also infinite. It is the fortune of Awami League that Awami League got a world class leader like Bangabandhu. The establishment of an independent country in less than 20/22 years under the sole leadership of a single leader of a political party is unprecedented in the history of the thousand years of world politics.
Apart from Awami League, there was more or less involvement of some other political parties in the movement to liberate Bangladesh, but the main goal and objective of Awami League alone was to liberate Bangladesh, the irrefutable proof of this is that Awami League, like ten other organizations, took that day as its foundation anniversary after its debut. did not, but chose a day before the establishment of Awami League as the day of its debut, exactly two hundred years ago on the day that the sun of independence of the region had set in the battle of Palassy. Awami League chose that 23rd June as the new day of independence. So the independence of Bangladesh is not the result of Awami League's 'By chance Movement' but the product of 'By choice Movement'.
Apart from the achievement of independence, almost all the important achievements of Bangladesh in the last 75 years have come from the hands of Awami League. In 1947, after the formation of Pakistan on the basis of the 'wrong policy' two nation theory, the government of Pakistan attacked the language and culture of East Bengal for the first time and Awami League was born while fighting against that attack. Then came the Jukta Front elections, Ayub Khan's autocracy movement, 62' education movement, 64' movement against communal riots, 66' 6 point movement, 68' movement against Agartala conspiracy case, 69' mass uprising, 70's elections and 71's great War of liberation! All this has been led by Awami League. As the saying goes, protecting freedom is harder than achieving it.
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman said after independence, "This freedom will become true freedom for me only when all the sufferings of the farmers, laborers and poor people of Bengal will end".
The Father of the Nation is second to make freedom meaningful or to protect freedom called revolution, formed BAKSAL, started struggle for economic emancipation and lost his life brutally in the ongoing struggle. After the murder of Mujib, the darkness of subjugation descended on the independent country.
The homeland of dreams fell into the indestructible grip of the defeated power and consumerist dictator of 1971. And from there, she has brought today's Bangladesh to this stage, 'that Bangabandhu' under whose leadership the country became independent, the immortal legacy of his blood and the brightest beacon in the 75-year history of Awami League, national treasure Sheikh Hasina.
Awami League's historic role in the anti-dictatorship movement in the eighties is a milestone in the country's democratic movement. Digital Bangladesh through the implementation of numerous projects and mega projects like movement to establish democracy against autocracy, trial of Bangabandhu murder, trial of war criminals, MDG-SDG achievement, infrastructure development, installation of Bangabandhu satellite, Padma Bridge, Metrorail, Rooppur Nuclear Power Project, Karnaphuli Tunnel, Elevated Expressway journey to smart Bangladesh, everything is in the hands of Awami League. As a result, instead of saying what Awami League has done for this country, instead of writing what Awami League has not yet done, it will be easy for the new generation to understand that everything else has been done by Awami League. Awami League's moral position is clear and strategic efforts are ongoing in sensitive issues like anti-corruption, stopping women's abuse and establishing women's rights, preventing money laundering, reducing road accidents.
Despite all this, Awami League still has some liabilities as a political organization. The biggest failure of Awami League is that it has not yet completely eradicated the defeated forces of '71 from this country, has not been able to destroy the vermin who ridiculed the liberation war, has not been able to free the country's politics from the rise of extreme fundamentalism, has not been able to bring back the remaining fugitive murderers of Bangabandhu, the universal nation. Father did not take any initiative to make Bangabandhu universal!
But we think that Awami League is not a sitting party. What the Congress, the oldest political party in the subcontinent, could not do in India, the Awami League did in Bangladesh. Another ancient political party, the Muslim League, has become unpopular in Pakistan, while the Awami League has gained popularity in Bangladesh.
Awami League has some important characters. Awami League is stronger in the opposition party than the government party, Awami League is united in crisis, Awami League burns like a volcano against dictatorship or any form of undemocratic rule, Awami League never tries to break any other party, Awami League apolitically eliminates any anti-national political leadership. It does not try, Awami League never steps on anyone's throat, but it does not hesitate to fire arrows for someone of fictitious nature.
People are more critical of those they love, those they expect good things from. The young generation of this country criticizes Awami League the most because their expectations are high from Awami League. The best feature of Awami League is that they welcome the criticism of the youth, embrace the energetic currents of the youth, embrace the creativity of the youth and bask in the thoughts of the youth. As a result, despite thousands of criticisms, the young generation of this country considers Awami League as their last refuge. The picture that the bloody history of the freedom struggle has painted in the mind of the young generation of this country is reflected in their thoughts, consciousness, thoughts and actions.
The 75-year-old Awami League is therefore a bright canvas of liberation and freedom in the consciousness of the youth of this country. They know the root name of Bangladesh is Awami League. Just as a tree suffers from lack of oxygen when its roots are affected, the people of this country suffer from lack of good governance and democracy when Awami League is affected. They believe that if Bangladesh is to be kept alive, Awami League should be kept alive carefully.
This is the hope that the 18-year-old struggling youth will be victorious in the blood of the 75-year-old Awami League under the firm oath of building the dream Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. On behalf of the invincible youth of undefeated Bengal, Rose colored good wishes on Awami League's birthday.
Author: Technical Education Affairs Secretary, Bangladesh Chhatra League Central Executive Committee and Past President, Dhaka University Debating Society.