BNP-Jamaat conspiring to create chaos on Human Rights Day: Quader

BNP-Jamaat alliance is conspiring to create chaos across the country on Human Rights Day, said Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader, report agencies

"Having failed in their movement due to a lack of people's participation, they have resorted to sabotage," Quader told this at a press briefing at Awami League president's political office in the city on Wednesday.

"The BNP is a party that is engaged in wrong politics and how it is becoming distracted from people due to their closeness with Jamaat. At some point it will be seen that Jamaat will be the prime leader of BNP. The BNP will become Jamaat's B-Team," he said.

Regarding locked BNP office, the AL leader said, 'They (BNP) themselves have locked the BNP office. Let them come out if they dare."

"There will be opposition parties in the election. Trinamul BNP is the largest alliance. The Supreme Party and there are many others who are contesting the elections," he added.

He said, "BNP has pushed itself further behind by doing the wrong politics. We want Jatiya Party to be a strong opposition party. The Awami League will hold talks with Jatiya Party in the evening. After this, a decision will be taken on allocation of seats and symbols," he said.

Assuring that the next general elections will be free and fair, the AL general secretary said the incumbent government is cooperating with the Election Commission (EC) to this end.

"We are going for the polls for sake of protecting democracy and constitution. The elections will obviously be free and fair," he said.

About the jurisdiction of the EC, Quader said now the Commission will have a role in economic and administrative issues.

"Now the government will discharge its routine duty only. The government's task is to cooperate with the EC in holding a beautiful and fair election. And we are doing so," he added.

Stating that the AL is not holding any rally on December 10, the AL general secretary said since the EC has expressed its inability to allow holding any rally on the Human Rights Day, the AL will not arrange it.

About the day of the fall of the autocrat, he said the pure democracy is rare in the world and despite this, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina advanced the democracy overcoming various obstacles.