Don’t be complacent, work for polls victory: PM urges party men

M Humayun Kabir :  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged her party leaders and workers not to be over complacent about coming back to power in the next election.
She made the call to party leaders to work together to help win of the candidates in all constituencies in the upcoming polls, reports BSS.
“We should not suffer from complacency with the hiccup that Awami League will come to power again. Overconfidence may lead to a great debacle,” she said.
The premier was addressing the party leaders and workers as they gathered her official residence Gonobhaban to greet her upon her return home from New York after joining the 73rd UN General Assembly.
The prime minister said she firmly believe that country’s current development was the result of a well-thought-out plan of her government which made it possible to build food security of the poor and changing their lots.
Pointing out that the rivals of Awami League are very strong, the prime minister said the post 1975 rulers have created many beneficiary groups which are active against Awami League. Those people have no root in people but they are greedy for power.
“Being avarice to power they have joined hands with the defeated force and killers and are hatching conspiracy against us,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina also criticized a number of newspapers saying they have piled up false information against us and waiting to release one after another to mislead the people against our achievements.
Terming her participation at the 73rd Session of the UNGA and other high level events as well as her meetings with world leaders very successful and fruitful the prime minister said world leaders now consider Bangladesh as a dignified nation. “Bangladesh is now getting huge honour and dignity in the international arena,” she said.
The prime minister said many quarters are now speaking on holding fair and neutral polls but nothing about so called “yes-no” vote introduced by military dictator Ziaur Rahman.
She called upon the countrymen including her party leaders and workers to keep vigil against conspiracy to make coming elections questionable.