Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has alleged that the arrest of freedom fighter Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman has drawn widespread condemnation, saying he had committed no wrongdoing.Parwar said Akhtaruzzaman was acting within his civic rights after passengers, including 34 lawmakers, did not receive Zamzam water at the airport.He made the remarks on Saturday afternoon while addressing a protest rally organised by Jamaat’s Dhaka city units at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in protest against Akhtaruzzaman’s arrest.The real offence of Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman is not the airport incident. It is his joining Jamaat-e-Islami, which has caused discomfort within the BNP, Parwar said.He demanded the immediate withdrawal of the case and remand order against Akhtaruzzaman and his release.Parwar claimed that Akhtaruzzaman neither harassed anyone nor assaulted anyone at the airport. Referring to remarks by the aviation minister, he said, The minister went there and said that he had assaulted someone. If such a statement is false, it amounts to violating the oath of office.He also said the dismissal of two officials had effectively acknowledged mismanagement at the airport, while Akhtaruzzaman was nevertheless arrested in what he described as a false case.Criticising Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for describing Jamaat as a secretive and anti-liberation organisation, Parwar referred to Jamaat’s past political cooperation with BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.Your father Ziaur Rahman and mother Khaleda Zia worked with Jamaat in political movements to unite the nation. Have you become a more prudent politician than them? he said.Parwar also criticised the prime minister by drawing a comparison between his remarks and those of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. He further questioned whether any “secret agreement” had been reached with Delhi.The rally was chaired by Dhaka North Jamaat Ameer Mohammad Selim Uddin. Among others, Dhaka South Jamaat Secretary Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud, North Secretary Dr Rezaul Karim, MP Kamal Hossain and DUCSU Vice-President Sadik Kayem addressed the gathering. After the rally, a protest procession led by Parwar passed through areas including Paltan intersection, the National Press Club and Matsya Bhaban.