Hartal aimed at creating instability: AL

21 May 2010, 18:00 PM

DU Correspondent

The main opposition BNP has resorted to 'destructive' political programme like hartal as part of its conspiracy to create instability in the country, Awami League leaders said at a rally yesterday. The BNP is also trying to save its 'political collaborators' who were involved in the crimes against humanity in 1971, by announcing hartal programme, they added. But no conspiracy against the trial of war criminals would succeed, AL presidium member Motia Chowdhury said as the chief guest. The people of the country will reject the hartal, she added. The city AL organised the rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city in protest against what they said were falsehoods of Khaleda and BNP's conspiracy to foil development process and democracy. Joint General Secretary of AL Mahbubul Alam Hanif said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia does not want that the war criminals stand trial and so, she is now openly speaking against it. Khaleda announced the hartal so that the trial of war criminals as well as the trial of corruption cases against her two sons -- Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko -- are not held, he added. The AL leaders also strongly criticised the BNP chairperson for not producing electricity during the tenure of her government and for passing the buck on the present government. City unit leaders vowed to resist the hartal along with the people. State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam and city AL general secretary Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya also spoke at the rally presided over by its acting president MA Aziz.