JP preparing to contest election alone: Ershad

CHITTAGONG, Dec 27 (BSS): Jatiya Party (JP) chairman Hussain Mohammed Ershad said on Wednesday his party is taking preparations to contest independently in the next general election.

"JP has become a political factor for the next polls as all leading political parties want JP to include into its alliance," he said.

Ershad made the remarks while speaking at a press conference at Radisson Blue in the port city.

Ershad, also former autocrat, reiterated that JP is now with the Awami League-led alliance but he is unable to forecast his party's future political course.

The JP chairman urged all leaders and activists to make the party stronger organisationally so that the JP can play a very powerful role in the upcoming general election.

He called upon the JP leaders and workers to take preparations for the upcoming polls and carry out door-to-door campaign in favour of the party for the next polls.

Speaking about the recently-held Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election, the JP chairman said present election commission has presented an impartial and creditable election before the nation.

"To me RCC polls are the fairest so far in Bangladesh," he added.

JP leader Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu, MP, and Mahjabin Morshed MP, JP presidium member Solaiman Alam Shet, Morshed Murad Ibrahim, among others, were present in the press conference.