Allegation of forced ouster motivated: ISPR
Monday, 15 November 2010
The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Sunday termed as "blatant lie and motivated" leader of the opposition and BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia's allegations that she was humiliatingly driven out of her cantonment residence Saturday, reports BSS.
"The statement she made in the press conference making allegations of lock breaking, her forced ouster of the house in single clothe, misbehaviour with her and her relatives are all blatant lies, false and motivated," said the ISPR release issued after Begum Zia's appearance before the newsmen Saturday night.
The ISPR rather alleged that the opposition leader "threatened" and rebuked the members of the armed forces in "filthy languages" and "did not hesitate to call them ungrateful dogs and national enemy".
It said Begum Zia's misbehaviour with officials and employees of cantonment board, military land administration directorate and police and RAB men and attempts to obstruct them in discharging their official duties surprised all who were present at the scene.
The ISPR release reiterated its earlier statement saying the ex-prime minister was fully prepared to vacate the house packing up her belongings in several bags and big cartons while she transferred many of the household articles beforehand to her younger brother Shamim Iskandar's Gulshan residence.
The statement elaborately described the sequences at the scene at Begum Zia's 6, Shaheed Mainul Road residence until her voluntary exit of the house at 3.15 pm since the morning.
It said the cantonment board officials went to the house yesterday morning to request her to vacate the house and take its possession in legal manner as the High Court deadline asking her to vacate it expired a day ahead.
They conveyed the request to her and by 9.30 am 61 out of 67 domestic aides who were staying there left the house but the officials were told that Begum Zia was yet to awake from sleep.
At around 11 am, the statement said, she came to know that the concerned officials were waiting outside to request her to vacate the house.
"Then she started preparedness in an 'easy going' manner and spent for nearly two hours for make-ups and other related activities and seeing her unnecessary delay two policewomen knocked her windows when she became vehemently angry and furiously rebuked the army using the filthy languages," the statement said.
The statement said in a screaming voice she said "I am keeping in mind every bodies face, I will kick them out of the service after going to power" and started talking to leaders and activists of her party, prompting them to gather around the cantonment.
But it said the opposition leader then started inspecting her packed up belongings and articles of the house and gave her decision to take 10 bags and four huge size cartons out of the house to be brought along with her immediately and according those were loaded to three vehicles outside by her personal aides.
Then she went round every room of the house to see if the belongings and household articles were alright and demanded written assurances of the officials for their safety and security.
"She finally gave her decision to leave the house after the Cantonment Board officials gave her a written assurance of protecting the materials," the ISPR said.
The statement recalled that in the previous several days Begum Zia transferred nearly 100 cartons and bags to the residence of her brother Syeed Iskandar and the mother-in-law of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko while kept ready the rest of the articles or materials in nicely packed manner to be transferred away.
"This carries the clear sign of her plan to vacate the house . . . she quit the house voluntarily accepting the court verdict and no force was used," the statement said adding that if the force was applied Begum Zia would have to leave it in the morning instead of 3.15 in the afternoon.
The ISPR said her personal driver drove the car as she left the house.
The statement noted that the chandeliers and even the tube lights which were provided by the army MES too were un-plugged to be taken away while most articles and materials of the palatial house was very costly and splendid looking but "surprisingly some very insignificant materials too were kept to be transferred".
"Begum Khaleda Zia left the house with due honour and respect. Despite her misbehaviour with the people present, everybody discharged their respective duties showing due restraints," it said.
The ISPR said the house was currently under the disposal of police, not the army.
"The statement she made in the press conference making allegations of lock breaking, her forced ouster of the house in single clothe, misbehaviour with her and her relatives are all blatant lies, false and motivated," said the ISPR release issued after Begum Zia's appearance before the newsmen Saturday night.
The ISPR rather alleged that the opposition leader "threatened" and rebuked the members of the armed forces in "filthy languages" and "did not hesitate to call them ungrateful dogs and national enemy".
It said Begum Zia's misbehaviour with officials and employees of cantonment board, military land administration directorate and police and RAB men and attempts to obstruct them in discharging their official duties surprised all who were present at the scene.
The ISPR release reiterated its earlier statement saying the ex-prime minister was fully prepared to vacate the house packing up her belongings in several bags and big cartons while she transferred many of the household articles beforehand to her younger brother Shamim Iskandar's Gulshan residence.
The statement elaborately described the sequences at the scene at Begum Zia's 6, Shaheed Mainul Road residence until her voluntary exit of the house at 3.15 pm since the morning.
It said the cantonment board officials went to the house yesterday morning to request her to vacate the house and take its possession in legal manner as the High Court deadline asking her to vacate it expired a day ahead.
They conveyed the request to her and by 9.30 am 61 out of 67 domestic aides who were staying there left the house but the officials were told that Begum Zia was yet to awake from sleep.
At around 11 am, the statement said, she came to know that the concerned officials were waiting outside to request her to vacate the house.
"Then she started preparedness in an 'easy going' manner and spent for nearly two hours for make-ups and other related activities and seeing her unnecessary delay two policewomen knocked her windows when she became vehemently angry and furiously rebuked the army using the filthy languages," the statement said.
The statement said in a screaming voice she said "I am keeping in mind every bodies face, I will kick them out of the service after going to power" and started talking to leaders and activists of her party, prompting them to gather around the cantonment.
But it said the opposition leader then started inspecting her packed up belongings and articles of the house and gave her decision to take 10 bags and four huge size cartons out of the house to be brought along with her immediately and according those were loaded to three vehicles outside by her personal aides.
Then she went round every room of the house to see if the belongings and household articles were alright and demanded written assurances of the officials for their safety and security.
"She finally gave her decision to leave the house after the Cantonment Board officials gave her a written assurance of protecting the materials," the ISPR said.
The statement recalled that in the previous several days Begum Zia transferred nearly 100 cartons and bags to the residence of her brother Syeed Iskandar and the mother-in-law of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko while kept ready the rest of the articles or materials in nicely packed manner to be transferred away.
"This carries the clear sign of her plan to vacate the house . . . she quit the house voluntarily accepting the court verdict and no force was used," the statement said adding that if the force was applied Begum Zia would have to leave it in the morning instead of 3.15 in the afternoon.
The ISPR said her personal driver drove the car as she left the house.
The statement noted that the chandeliers and even the tube lights which were provided by the army MES too were un-plugged to be taken away while most articles and materials of the palatial house was very costly and splendid looking but "surprisingly some very insignificant materials too were kept to be transferred".
"Begum Khaleda Zia left the house with due honour and respect. Despite her misbehaviour with the people present, everybody discharged their respective duties showing due restraints," it said.
The ISPR said the house was currently under the disposal of police, not the army.