BNP pushes for reelection to establish ‘pro-people govt’

Hossen Sohel of DOT
Reiterating that the current parliament has not been formed with people’s mandate, BNP yesterday demanded reelection under a neutral administration to establish a ‘pro-people’ government, reports UNB.
“Awami league established a one-party rule in 1975 annihilating democracy. In the same style, they’ve now formed a government and parliament without people’s mandate by snatching people’s all 8More on Page 2, Col
(From Page 1) the basic rights destroying democratic institutions using state machinery and resorting to terrorism to restore its one-party rule,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Speaking at a human chain programme, he further said, “We turn down the election results just after the voting. Today, we renew our demand for reelection annulling the election results so that a government and parliament can be formed with people’s verdict.”
Just four hours before the 11th Parliament going into its maiden session, the BNP leader came up with the demand.
BNP arranged the human chain programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club protesting the start of the maiden session of the new Parliament.
Fakhrul alleged that the new parliament was formed through a ‘fake’ election on December 30 where law enforcers indulged in ‘vote robbery by snatching people’s voting rights’.
He said their party’s thousands of leaders and activists were kept away from the election by arresting them before the polls. “They (AL) have cemented all conspiracies to turn the country into a failed state by annihilating democracy and snatching people’s rights by creating an awful situation.”
The BNP leader also alleged that their party chairperson Khaleda Zia was sent to jail convicting her in a ‘false’ case ahead of the election.
He demanded the government immediately release Khaleda and other arrested party leaders and activists from jail.