As February 12 elections draw near in Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami’s house of cards on Sharia law teeters. Publicly, it reassures no Sharia imposition post-victory. Privately, on TV panels, elite leaders and candidates push it fervently—a split the latest report mercilessly exposes.
Boot-level operatives amplify the divide, marketing the scale emblem as jihad-like duty, even ‘Jannah’s entry pass.’ A prominent daily’s Wednesday exposé terms this ‘strategic ambiguity,’ born of Jamaat’s Islamist DNA versus electoral realism.
Decades of ‘Allah’s law’ cries bind loyalists to Sharia hopes, but savvy leaders eye backlash. Balancing acts persist, yet the report insists: End the charade. Declare intentions boldly. Sharia yes/no? Blueprint if affirmative? Constitutional fidelity hangs.
BNP-Awami tussles pale beside this ideological chasm. Voters need truth for votes that matter. Vagueness mocks ‘honest rule’ mantra, tantamount to religious duplicity. Jamaat’s trustworthiness and political viability teeter.
Elections demand clarity now. This duplicity doesn’t just confuse—it endangers Bangladesh’s secular republic. The nation awaits Jamaat’s unmasking.