Begum Zia's alarm bell

Ahmed Niaz, Mohammadpur, Dhaka
Following HC verdict on 5th amendment people from all walks of life and the media demanded in one voice that a provision to the effect that military can never seize power must be incorporated in the constitution, Begum Zia while addressing a gathering in observance of Peelkhana tragedy told us she feared another tragedy in the cantonment. Is the tragedy she referred to is otherwise a possible intervention by the Army to seize power? The DS on 2nd March was compelled to write an editorial calling in question the intention and basis of her fears and wanted to know her moral obligation as the opposition leader? From her statement it seems she is in a great deal of disillusionments and to come out of them she might prefer any alternative to her agitation programmes to precipitate the downfall of the AL government.