PM spending public money on pre-election rallies: Tariqul
BNP Coordinator Tariqul Islam yesterday accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of spending public money to hold pre-election rallies during her visits to different districts.
He also demanded that the government bring a bill on the 16th amendment to the constitution, over the caretaker government system's restoration, in the upcoming parliament session.
“Otherwise, we will resist the government's plan to hold a one-sided election through mass demonstrations,†vowed the BNP standing committee member.
Tariqul was addressing a rally organised by the BNP-led 18-party alliance's city unit before BNP's central office in the capital's Naya Paltan marking “democracy killing dayâ€.
The alliance marks January 25 as “democracy killing dayâ€, alleging that the then Bangabandhu regime introduced one-party Baksal rule on this day in 1975, banning all other political parties.
Meanwhile, at a discussion organised by Zia Nagorik Forum in Jatiya Press Club, BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said only the restoration could resolve the present political deadlock.
“Confusion over holding free and fair parliamentary polls has created a political crisis. With the abolition of the caretaker government system, the next polls have become uncertain…
“We do not want confrontations…we want a democratic process to continue in the country,†he said.
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