Conspiracy on to install a particular party in power, alleges Nizami
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami Friday said the caretaker government (CG) was hatching plot to install a particular party in power by holding one-sided stage managed polls on December 18, reports UNB.
Addressing a press conference at Jamaat central office, he said the four-party alliance had decided to take part in parliament election for the sake of people's interest and reestablishing democratic system. He said the alliance had put forward four demands cutting short of its 7-point demand to ensure free, fair and neutral elections.
The four demands included total lifting of the state of emergency, suspension of some 'objectionable' clauses in the amended RPO including repeal of clause 91(e), deferring the December 28 upazila elections by one month from parliament polls and rescheduling the date of parliament elections to ensure that the hajis could cast their votes.
Nizami said the Election Commission (EC) agreed to defer the parliamentary polls to December 28 and conveyed it to the government after receiving positive response from political parties on November 19.
But he said suddenly the government put police administration on alert across the country and announced that the elections would be held as scheduled on December 18 without holding further discussions with them.
"We're surprised and frustrated like other people across the country by the announcement. The government made the announcement after being pressurised by a section of the people. This is nothing but a conspiracy putting a particular political party into power by holding stage-managed election," he said.
Nizami, however, did not mention the name of the section of people that he claimed put pressure on the government.
The Jamaat chief said his party had expressed solidarity with statement made by the four-party alliance leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday night that stated the four-party alliance would take part in the election if it was held on December 28.
"We hope the government would take quick initiative to ensure participation of all political parties in the upcoming polls by accepting their last condition (election on December 28)," he said.
Addressing a press conference at Jamaat central office, he said the four-party alliance had decided to take part in parliament election for the sake of people's interest and reestablishing democratic system. He said the alliance had put forward four demands cutting short of its 7-point demand to ensure free, fair and neutral elections.
The four demands included total lifting of the state of emergency, suspension of some 'objectionable' clauses in the amended RPO including repeal of clause 91(e), deferring the December 28 upazila elections by one month from parliament polls and rescheduling the date of parliament elections to ensure that the hajis could cast their votes.
Nizami said the Election Commission (EC) agreed to defer the parliamentary polls to December 28 and conveyed it to the government after receiving positive response from political parties on November 19.
But he said suddenly the government put police administration on alert across the country and announced that the elections would be held as scheduled on December 18 without holding further discussions with them.
"We're surprised and frustrated like other people across the country by the announcement. The government made the announcement after being pressurised by a section of the people. This is nothing but a conspiracy putting a particular political party into power by holding stage-managed election," he said.
Nizami, however, did not mention the name of the section of people that he claimed put pressure on the government.
The Jamaat chief said his party had expressed solidarity with statement made by the four-party alliance leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday night that stated the four-party alliance would take part in the election if it was held on December 28.
"We hope the government would take quick initiative to ensure participation of all political parties in the upcoming polls by accepting their last condition (election on December 28)," he said.