Khaleda's Mass Contact Drive
BNP warns of non-stop hartal if obstructed
The BNP yesterday threatened to announce non-stop hartal and railway blockade if the government bars the opposition chief, Khaleda Zia, from conducting her mass contact campaign in the capital on December 26.
Khaleda will address five roadside rallies during her daylong campaign to pile pressure on the government to reinstate the caretaker government system.
BNP coordinator Tariqul Islam said, “Begum Zia's mass contact drive will be peaceful. If the government obstructs it, tougher programmes, like non-stop hartal for three or four days and railway blockade, will follow.â€
“We (BNP) will have no option but to announce agitation programmes if the government does not allow us to conduct the campaign,†he told journalists at the party's Nayapaltan central office.
Tariqul, a BNP standing committee member, said for the five roadside rallies, the capital was divided into five zones--Mirpur-Gabtoli, Ramna-Tejgaon, Sutrapur-Demra, Khilgaon-Sobujbag, Badda-Gulshan and Uttara.
The drive will start at 11:00am from Mirpur, he said.
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