Rashed Khan urges Nahid Islam to resign as opposition chief whip

Rashed Khan, Political Assistant to the Prime Minister, has sharply criticized the Opposition Chief Whip and convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), Nahid Islam, over his recent remarks about the parliament and the ruling party. In a post shared on his verified Facebook profile on Saturday, Khan challenged the validity of Nahid holding an official parliamentary role while questioning the legitimacy of the house itself, calling upon him to resign.

In his social media post, Khan pointed out that Nahid Islam reportedly compared Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, alleging that the current administration came to power illegitimately. Khan argued that if the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is deemed illegitimate by the opposition leader, Nahid's own status as the chief whip in the very same parliament inherently loses all justification.

Continuing his criticism, Khan noted that Nahid should have tendered his resignation from the legislature prior to labeling the sitting government illegitimate. Having already made such critical statements publicly, Khan claimed, Nahid now possesses zero moral ground to remain in his parliamentary post without immediately relinquishing his official responsibilities.

Concluding his remarks, the Prime Minister's political assistant urged Nahid Islam to step down within the next 24 hours to substantiate his moral posturing. Khan challenged the NCP leader to leave the comforts of parliament, return to the streets, and prove their actual political footing and public mandate through widespread grassroots mobilization.