AL opposing voter list to foil polls: Mannan

They are doing this sensing their defeat in the next parliamentary election, he said while addressing separate public gatherings at Sadharchar union in Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi district.

Preparation of a fresh voter list is a continuous process and as part of the process, the Election Commission (EC) has engaged school teachers in the job.

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Referring to Awami League demand to bring reforms to the existing system of caretaker government, he said it was a creation of Awami League.

"Awami league says against the caretaker government when it faces defeat in election," he added.

"They (AL) will have to wait for another 10 months when the BNP government will hand over power to a neutral caretaker government.

Referring to the rise militant activities across the country, he said militancy rose during the tenure of Awami Legue government as it could not take any action against the culprits. The present government is arresting them, he added.

He said Prime Minister Khaleda Zia termed the recent bomb blasts as a national problem and invited Awami League to sit for dialogue on the issue. But it did not response to the call. It rather termed the dialogue a drama. This is unfortunate, he said.

Khairul Kabir Khokon MP, former lawmaker Abdul Ali Mridha, local BNP leaders Abul Haris Rikabder, Nazrul Islam, Gulzar Bhuiyan Abul Hossain Khan Angur also addressed the meetings.

Some 100 local AL activists formally joined BNP at a function held at Bannar Bazar in the upazila.