Arafat Hasan of DOT
Jatiya Oikyafront, the major opposition alliance formed against the ruling coalition Grand Alliance for the upcoming elections, will unveil its manifesto on December 17.
According to a press release issued yesterday and undersigned by the alliance’s Chief Coordinator Mostafa Mohsin, the manifesto will be unveiled at an event in a hotel in the capital.
The event is scheduled to be held at 11:00am, reports The Daily Star.
The Jatiya Oikyafront was formed on October 13 with the demands of a national election under a neutral government after dissolution of parliament and release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. It consists of AL’s archrival BNP, Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, ASM Abdur Rob’s Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, and Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s Nagorik Oikya.
The 11-point goal announced by the alliance includes ensuring checks and balances in the state power, decentralization of administration, freeing MPs from the stringent restrictions imposed on them under article 70 of the constitution, formation of a constitutional commission to make appointments to all constitutional and other important posts and full independence of the judiciary.
The alliance also announced a seven-point demand, including the one for holding the next parliamentary election under a nonpartisan government, dissolution of parliament before the polls and reconstitution of the Election Commission.