Political Activities
The Goal of Politics Is Not Power but Making the State Accountable to Citizens
The main goal of Sarwar Tushar’s political activities is to rebuild state institutions, ensure citizens’ rights and establish a democratic and accountable culture in Bangladesh’s politics.
Leadership in the National Citizen Party
As Joint Convener of the National Citizen Party, he takes part in the party’s political planning, reform programmes, public relations and organisational activities.
As a member of the Political Council, he also carries responsibility for determining the party’s policy decisions, political position and long-term strategy.
Reform Implementation Committee
From Proposals to Implementation
Discussion about reform is important, but it becomes meaningful only when it takes shape as real political and institutional change.
The main areas of the Reform Implementation Committee’s work:
- Outline of constitutional reform
- Implementation of the July Charter
- Dialogue with political parties and civil society
- Public awareness on reform
- Policy proposals and implementation plans
- Accountability of parliament and the government
- Increasing citizen participation
Political Council
The Political Council is the highest policymaking forum of the National Citizen Party.
As a member of this council, Sarwar Tushar takes part in determining the party’s important political decisions, positions on national issues, organisational strategy and future political course of action.
July Mass Uprising
The July Mass Uprising was an expression of the long-standing anger, deprivation and aspiration for change of the people of Bangladesh.
The political responsibilities of this mass uprising are:
- Ensuring justice for the killings
- Treatment and rehabilitation of the injured
- Protecting the dignity and rights of the martyrs' families
- Dismantling the structures of state oppression
- Rebuilding democratic institutions
- Ensuring the people's political participation
Human Rights and Rule of Law
In a democratic state, no citizen can be allowed to become a victim of enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killing, torture or arbitrary arrest.
Law enforcement agencies must be brought under the law, judicial oversight and an independent accountability system.
Narsingdi-2 and Palash
A Long-Term Relationship with the People
Although an election is a political process of a fixed period, the relationship with the people and the commitment to the area’s development are long-term.
Activities will continue on employment, healthcare, transport, education, the environment and local people’s rights in industrial enterprises for the people of Palash and Narsingdi-2.