Bangladesh Crisis: Sheikh Hasina's Son Reveals Status Of Her Political Asylum Plea
Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said that he was grateful to PM Modi for saving 'his mother's life'. This comes days after Hasina resigned as Bangladesh PM and fled to India.
Bangladesh Crisis: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for "saving his mother's life". He also refuted the claims pertaining to the revocation of Hasina's visa.
Wazed's remarks came days after Hasina resigned as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled to India after violence erupted in the neighbouring country triggered by protests against the job quota system.
In an exclusive interview with news agency ANI, Wazed dismissed media reports claiming the revoking of Hasina’s visa, stating that no one has revoked her visa and neither has she applied for political asylum anywhere. “No one has revoked her visa. She has not applied for political asylum anywhere. Those are all rumours,” Wazed said.
Hailing the government led by Hasina, Wazed said that It is a proven track record that no one can deny that his mother's government kept peace and economic growth in the country.
"My message to the Government of India is my personal gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for his government's quick action in saving my mother's life. I am eternally grateful. My second message is that India needs to take a leadership role in the world, and not let other foreign powers dictate the situation. Because this is India's neighbourhood. This is India's eastern side," Hasina's son said.
"It is a proven track record that no one can deny that Sheikh Hasina's government kept peace in Bangladesh, kept economic growth, stopped insurgency and kept the eastern side of our subcontinent stable. We are the only government that has proven we can do it. Other governments have tried. They have failed," he further stated.
#WATCH | Washington, DC: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy says, "My message to the government of India, is my personal gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for his government's quick action in saving my mother's life. I am eternally grateful. My second… pic.twitter.com/luXYynELey
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2024
Bangladesh is witnessing a political crisis after Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation from her post on August 5 in the wake of mounting protests.
The protests erupted in early July following demands for reforming the quota system that reserves civil service jobs for specific groups, including descendants of 1971 war veterans.
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#WATCH | Washington, DC: On Muhammad Yunus sworn into office as Bangladesh's interim leader, Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy says, "We all want a quick restoration of democracy. Right now we are in a completely unconstitutional situation. This… pic.twitter.com/6LzrcNJ5eP
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2024
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Speaking on the possibility of Sheikh Hasina's return to politics, former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, said, "I can answer about this, only she can tell about this... My family never had greed for power...We want to work for our country, we cannot sit and see this situation of our country..."
#WATCH | Washington, DC: On will Sheikh Hasina make a comeback to politics, Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy says, "I can answer about this, only she can tell about this...My family never had greed for power...We want to work for our country, we cannot… pic.twitter.com/YcDsiXuPG3
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2024
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