CG asked to accept 7-point demand before election schedule
Sunday, 26 October 2008
BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain Saturday asked the Caretaker Government (CG) to accept their 7-point demand before the announcement of election schedule to remove 'barricades' on their way to boarding the 'election highway', reports UNB.
The Election Commission is going to announce the schedule of general election and Upazila parishad polls on November 2.
BNP's 7-point demand includes lifting the state of emergency, holding general election in the previous parliamentary constituencies and deferring upazila elections dates.
"Accept our just demands and remove doubts from public mind about the elections," Delwar said this while speaking at a meeting organised by Ward No 27 BNP unit at Uttar Basabo Community Centre to press for the release of BNP leader Mirza Abbas.
He said if the 7-point demand was not accepted, it would prove that the government did not want to hold a credible election.
Responding to Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur's comment that the government was now on the election highway, Delwar said: "We also want to step onto the highway. But if there is barricade, how we will do it? We want barricade-free elections."
He demanded full lifting of the emergency and release of political leaders, including Mirza Abbas. "If our demands are not met, our movement will continue," he said.
The BNP-led 4-party alliance will stage demonstrations across the country today (Sunday) as part of their move to press home their demands. The central rally will be held at the Engineers' Institution in the city at 3:00 pm.
Meanwhile, BNP standing-committee member Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqui alleged that the caretaker government was working to set up a weak parliament.
Addressing a representative meeting of Narsingdi district BNP at the Engineers' Institution, he said although the government said that it had accepted six out of seven demands, but accepting demands and their execution are two different things.
He said people wanted to see the government accept and implement the demands as "our demands are aimed at ensuring free, fair and acceptable elections."
Chowdhury Tanvir said government attitude would prove how far it was sincere in holding free and fair elections.
The Election Commission is going to announce the schedule of general election and Upazila parishad polls on November 2.
BNP's 7-point demand includes lifting the state of emergency, holding general election in the previous parliamentary constituencies and deferring upazila elections dates.
"Accept our just demands and remove doubts from public mind about the elections," Delwar said this while speaking at a meeting organised by Ward No 27 BNP unit at Uttar Basabo Community Centre to press for the release of BNP leader Mirza Abbas.
He said if the 7-point demand was not accepted, it would prove that the government did not want to hold a credible election.
Responding to Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur's comment that the government was now on the election highway, Delwar said: "We also want to step onto the highway. But if there is barricade, how we will do it? We want barricade-free elections."
He demanded full lifting of the emergency and release of political leaders, including Mirza Abbas. "If our demands are not met, our movement will continue," he said.
The BNP-led 4-party alliance will stage demonstrations across the country today (Sunday) as part of their move to press home their demands. The central rally will be held at the Engineers' Institution in the city at 3:00 pm.
Meanwhile, BNP standing-committee member Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqui alleged that the caretaker government was working to set up a weak parliament.
Addressing a representative meeting of Narsingdi district BNP at the Engineers' Institution, he said although the government said that it had accepted six out of seven demands, but accepting demands and their execution are two different things.
He said people wanted to see the government accept and implement the demands as "our demands are aimed at ensuring free, fair and acceptable elections."
Chowdhury Tanvir said government attitude would prove how far it was sincere in holding free and fair elections.