Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has nothing to do now until the solution comes from the court over the quota system in the government jobs.
“The executive authority has nothing to do right now when the higher court or the court passes a judgment. The issue of the court will have to be solved in the court,” she said.
The PM said this while replying to a question at a press conference arranged at her official residence Ganabhaban on the outcomes of her recent three-day official visit to China.
Pointing at the anti-quota protesters, she said those who are waging the movement don’t follow the laws and abide by the court, don’t know the constitution and have any idea how a government runs.
“Yes, they are meritorious, but they will have to have ideas about these matters,” she said.
She said the court also has given them (protesters) scope to raise their arguments in the court. But they want to solve the issue on the streets, she added.
“Since the issue went to the court and the court passed a judgment, I’ve no right to stand against the judgment right now and the constitution also doesn’t allow me to do so,” said Hasina.
“We’ve nothing to do here until it is solved in court. It is the reality. They’ll have to accept this reality. Otherwise, we’ve nothing to do and they will continue their movement (without any result),” she said.
The PM warned the protesters that any destructive activities won’t be tolerated in the name of movement.
“They will not be allowed to do any destructive act. No one says anything as long as they continue their peaceful movement. But if they go for anything else like attacking police and their vehicles or other things, the law will take its own course.
