Speaking at the parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said that the peace process faced the risk of deadlock because of the practices of the ruling AKP government. We can make no headway by acting with a mentality that prevents the breathing of democratic politics, he underlined.

Demirtaş criticized Diyarbakır public prosecutor for ruling the ongoing Roboski case out of its jurisdiction and transferring the case to the military prosecutor of the chief of General Staff. "Do you have to wait for 18 months to understand that you lack jurisdiction?", he asked, addressing to the public prosecutor and remarked that "We know the prosecutors and law-enforcement officers conducting the investigation, and the Prime Minister are responsible for the Roboski massacre which everyone, from the PM to Uludere Command, are trying to cover up. The solution process will make no progress unless light is shed on Roboski massacre".

Demirtaş pointed out that this mentality of the government targeted not only Kurds but also all people in Gezi Park, Taksim, Kızılay and Dikmen. “Government officials are telling lies instead of understanding the spirit the Gezi Park resistance has manifested. People are still being subjected to raid operations very early morning, like members of the ESP (Socialist Party of the Oppressed) and SDP (Socialist Democracy Party). The government shouldn't think these people are alone as we will be standing by them in the best way we can”, Demirtaş said and remarked that the prime minister wasn't aware of the public feeling of rebellion.

BDP co-chair also criticized the ongoing imprisonment of a number of Kurdish politicians since April 14, 2009, underlining that the release of jailed Kurdish politicians, as well as that of jailed lawyers and journalists, was a red line for Kurds. Demirtaş said they wanted to the government to make its attitude clear towards the process of democratic politics within the next week, not next month or next year.

Remarking that it is now the government's turn to make a move, Demirtaş said “We can make no headway while thousands of politicians are still being held under arrest. We do not expect to reach a solution unless the government opens the way for democratic politics”.

Demirtaş criticized the prime minister for enabling free transportation for the people joining the AKP rally while brutally attacking the people who set up tents in the Gezi Park.

Referring to government officials' suggestion that people should display their reactions in the coming elections, Demirtaş remarked that the existing election threshold didn't allow people to do so. He underlined that the prime minister must firstly guarantee the freedom of expression, remove the election threshold and end criminalizing the BDP and torturing young people on streets before talking about democratic politics.

He also criticized Erdoğan for calling Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan “terrorist leader” and noted that he must change the language he is using to make sure that the process can make a progress.

Demirtaş remarked that the Kurdish people will continue giving a struggle until their rights are guaranteed by constitutional assurance and an end is given to the repression imposed on the life of all peoples.