No election without CG: BNP
Leaders of the main opposition in parliament BNP yesterday said they would not participate in future elections without the caretaker government system. Just retired chief justice ABM Khairul Haque would also not be acceptable as head of the next caretaker government by any means, they added.
“No election will be held in future in the country without the caretaker government.
“A respectable person who will be acceptable to all, specially to the opposition, must be the chief of the caretaker government,” said BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
He was addressing a protest rally in front of BNP's Naya Paltan office in the city organised as part of its countrywide demonstration against the recent decision of the government to hike fuel price. Several thousand BNP leaders, workers and supporters attended the rally with processions.
The leaders bitterly criticised the government for hiking price of fuel once again and its failure to coordinate bus fares.
Mirza said ruling Awami League (AL) is hatching conspiracy to hold the next election under political government, as they know their candidates would lose their election deposit if the election were held under a neutral caretaker government.
He said a neutral election commission is a must for BNP's participation in upcoming parliamentary election, where they would not accept introduction of electronic voting system.
BNP standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Mia said AL is now against the caretaker government system as they are now in power but BNP, along with the people, will resist this conspiracy.
Party leaders Sadeque Hossain Khoka, Mirza Abbas, Abdullah Al Noman, Amanullah Aman, Moazzem Hossain Alal, Abdus Salam also spoke at the rally with Mirza Alamgir in the chair.
The leaders said if BNP is voted to power, punitive action would be taken against a section of government officials in police and civil administration who are working against BNP to serve AL.
“None of the people serving Awami League now instead of the country will be spared,” said Mirza Abbas, member of BNP standing committee.
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