BNP's polls-time govt stance not clear to nation : Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader alleged BNP is misleading the nation over the election-time government as the party has failed to come up with a clear framework on the type of the government under which the polls will be held, reports BSS

"BNP is misleading the nation over the election-time government. They are confused about the polls-time government," he said.

The AL leader made the comments while addressing a function on Bangabandhu Avenue in the city marking the winter-cloth distribution among the cold-hit people.

Sub-Committee on Industry and Commerce Affairs organised the function.

Quader, also road transport and bridges minister,said BNP could not yet give any outline about the election-time government as the party is beset with confusions and the people are not clear about their stance on the polls-time government.

Sub-Committee Chairman Qazi Akram Uddin chaired the function while AL Commerce and Industries Secretary Md Abdus Sattar, Information and Research Secretary Advocate Afjal Hossain, Relief and Social Welfare Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi, Dhaka City South unit of AL President Abul Hasnat and General Secretary Shahe Alam Murad, among others, were present on the occasion.

Quader said the BNP sometimes demanded supportive government during election and sometimes caretaker government or neutral and non-party government.

The AL general secretary said the BNP has no clear political outlook of its own. "We clearly said that we could not go beyond the constitution. The election will be held in a similar way other parliamentary democratic countries do it," he said.

Quader said it will not yield any positive things for the people by eliciting new formulas on holding the election. Election will be held in line with the constitution and the election-time government will discharge its duties sincerely, he added.

The minister said the government will extend its necessary cooperation to the Election Commission in holding the next general election like it did in the elections to Comilla, Narayanganj and Rampur city corporations.