Dec 6 in Ershad's eyes
When all political parties observe today (December 6) as the day of "fall of autocratic regime" of HM Ershad, he will observe it as "the constitution protection day".
Awami League, BNP, and all other political parties have taken elaborate programmes to recall the day of 1990.
In a statement, HM Ershad, chairman of Jatiya Party, however, yesterday said he had saved the country's constitution by resigning willfully on December 6, 1990.
He said his party will hold a rally in Gazipur to mark the day, and all upazila and district units were asked to hold rally, milad mahfil, and discussion in their respective areas.
Ershad said, “We had sacrificed a lot to ensure continuity of the constitution, and we will never let happen the discontinuity of the constitution”.
Upon an end to almost a decade of military rule of Ershad through a united movement, the 1990 parliamentary elections brought democratic system back to Bangladesh.
On December 6, 1990, alliances led by AL, BNP, and left leaning political parties made a Joint Declaration, which included a set of commitments on their parts to the nation.
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