Members of families of those killed and injured during the July Uprising have demanded the July National Charter be given a legal basis before the general election. Some also said that if Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government, leaves office without providing legal status to the Charter, he will be considered a “disgrace to Bangladesh”, bdnews24.com reports. Earlier, eight like-minded parties led by the Jamaat-e-Islami, which has been calling for a referendum to give the July Charter legal basis, held a brief rally at Paltan. He said that by not granting legal status to the "July fighters" and their families for a year, the interim administration is "putting the revolution at risk”. Addressing the chief advisor, he said: "The main promise of your government is to give legal recognition and state status to the July Charter.
