On 29 November 2013, Ashikur Rahman – a member of the Central Committee of the party and son of late Naziur Rahman Manzur – cited irreconcilable ideological differences with the party's coalition with the BNP-led 18 Party which also included Jamaat-e-Islam. He stated in an interview, "I think the time has come for all political parties to leave Jamaat-e-Islam ... I do not want to continue politics with Jamaat". He further argued, "We should not compromise with any undemocratic and anti-liberation forces. My father Naziur Rahman Manju who founded the party was a freedom fighter. So, I cannot be a part of any alliance that is involved with Jamaat."