Rahgir Almahi Irshad, former JAPA general secretary Mossiur Rahman Ranga, council preparatory committee joint convenor Delwar Hussain, former state minister Golam Sarwar and others also spoke at the meeting moderated by Iqbal Hussain.
However, a clear rift exists in JAPA over participation in the next general election. The rift between Roshan Ershad and JAPA president and deputy opposition leader in parliament GM Quader came to the fore over participation in elections under the current government.