PM asks people to foil any plot to thwart democratic process
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday urged the people to remain alert against any plot by unconstitutional forces to destroy the democratic process in the country in future, reports UNB.
"In the past, evil forces, for lust of power, repeatedly denied people's democratic rights and their right to vote," she told journalists at Gano Bhaban on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of her homecoming from the United States during the army-controlled caretaker government.
On this day in 2007, Hasina returned home overcoming the restrictions imposed by the caretaker government on her re-entry into Bangladesh in a bid to implement the so-called minus-two theory.
"We believe in people's power and we stand for it. People must remain vigilant against the anti-democratic evil forces," the Prime Minister said.
Hundreds of leaders and workers of Awami League (AL) and its front organisations thronged the Gano Bhaban to greet their leader with bouquets. Hasina enquired about their well being.
Recounting the ordeal she had faced due to the vile design of the past caretaker government, Hasina said she went to America to see her expectant daughter and meet her daughter-in-law after the 1/11 changeover. While staying there she came to know that she would not be allowed to return to the country. She took the decision to immediately fly back home.
The Prime Minister recalled that one adviser of the caretaker government told her that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia would leave the country and she was also asked not to return home. Hearing this, she protested why Khaleda Zia would go out of the country and why she would not return.
Hasina said that when she wanted to fly from Florida to London by a British Airways flight, she was told by the airliner that the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh put restriction on her flying back home. Such steps were taken so she could not fly from America to London.
Expressing her gratitude to the expatriate Bangladeshis and people and her party at home for launching movement mounting pressure on the caretaker government, Hasina said some 100 expatriate Bangladeshis accompanied her from London to Dhaka.
"I was told that I will be kidnapped on my arrival and kept confined untraced," she said, adding that the threat of the caretaker government and unflinching support of the people encouraged her to return home at any cost.
"I took a vow if I were to die I will die on the soil of my country," she said.
Hasina said some leaders of Awami League had threatened that those who would go to airport to receive me would be expelled from the party.
"Taking life-risk I returned home only for the sake of the people and democracy. I knew if I didn't return, democracy would be killed forever."
"In the past, evil forces, for lust of power, repeatedly denied people's democratic rights and their right to vote," she told journalists at Gano Bhaban on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of her homecoming from the United States during the army-controlled caretaker government.
On this day in 2007, Hasina returned home overcoming the restrictions imposed by the caretaker government on her re-entry into Bangladesh in a bid to implement the so-called minus-two theory.
"We believe in people's power and we stand for it. People must remain vigilant against the anti-democratic evil forces," the Prime Minister said.
Hundreds of leaders and workers of Awami League (AL) and its front organisations thronged the Gano Bhaban to greet their leader with bouquets. Hasina enquired about their well being.
Recounting the ordeal she had faced due to the vile design of the past caretaker government, Hasina said she went to America to see her expectant daughter and meet her daughter-in-law after the 1/11 changeover. While staying there she came to know that she would not be allowed to return to the country. She took the decision to immediately fly back home.
The Prime Minister recalled that one adviser of the caretaker government told her that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia would leave the country and she was also asked not to return home. Hearing this, she protested why Khaleda Zia would go out of the country and why she would not return.
Hasina said that when she wanted to fly from Florida to London by a British Airways flight, she was told by the airliner that the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh put restriction on her flying back home. Such steps were taken so she could not fly from America to London.
Expressing her gratitude to the expatriate Bangladeshis and people and her party at home for launching movement mounting pressure on the caretaker government, Hasina said some 100 expatriate Bangladeshis accompanied her from London to Dhaka.
"I was told that I will be kidnapped on my arrival and kept confined untraced," she said, adding that the threat of the caretaker government and unflinching support of the people encouraged her to return home at any cost.
"I took a vow if I were to die I will die on the soil of my country," she said.
Hasina said some leaders of Awami League had threatened that those who would go to airport to receive me would be expelled from the party.
"Taking life-risk I returned home only for the sake of the people and democracy. I knew if I didn't return, democracy would be killed forever."