Khaleda warns of road marches to Dhaka to topple govt

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BOGRA, Oct 18 (Agencies): BNP chief Khaleda Zia has warned of road marches towards Dhaka to topple the government. She urged her audience at a rally at Bogra's Altafunnesa playground that they should prepare for such programmes in future. The former prime minister said: "The government has failed in every sector. Neither the people nor their sovereignty is secure in their hands anymore." She said that was why the people had risen. She said, "The people will have to march towards Dhaka in future to unseat the government and see them off." Leader of the main opposition, Khaleda led a road march towards the north-western district of Chapainawabganj from Dhaka. On its way, the road march has halted in Bogra for the night. Khaleda will stay the night at the town's circuit house. The two-day march will conclude Wednesday with Khaleda addressing another rally at the Chapainawabganj Government High School grounds. Before that Khaleda is expected to address a rally at Naogaon before reaching the destination. Khaleda also warned that the big fishes involved in the share market scam would be caught if her party returns to power. She criticised the government for letting lose the police on small investors who were on a hunger strike in the capital in protest against continued fall in share prices. Addressing a wayside rally near Bhuapur railway station in Tangail in the afternoon, Khaleda said although the inquiry committee submitted its report on the share market scandal, the Finance Minister did not dare to disclose the names of the big fishes involved in it. The opposition leader who was leading an anti-government road march towards Chapainawabganj said those who looted money from the share market and siphoned off it abroad must be held and brought to justice. She deplored that the small investors have turned pauper losing their money due to the swindling in the stock market but the government did not even console them and failed to take any action against the cheats. In her harsh words, Khaleda said although the protesting investors were driven away by the police, the flame of public anger cannot be put out. "This flame will spread out and burn down the government." Allegation of corruption in Padma bridge project will lead other donors to stop funding the project like the World Bank did, the BNP chairperson said.