Opposition BNP on Saturday warned that the government will not be allowed to hold any unilateral election ignoring the mass people’s demand.
“The government is conspiring to hold a one-sided election defying the mass people’s demand for arranging it under a non-party administration. We’ll in no way allow it to hold such farcical polls,” said BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
The BNP leader issued the warning at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office.
He termed the current reconstituted cabinet illegal and said people will resist with their all strength those who will participate in the election under it. “The Prime Minister won’t be able to hold a stage-managed election showing the thumb to the whole world.”
Echoing party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Rizvi also threatened that the opposition will cripple the country from the moment the election scheduled will be declared.
Addressing an 18-party alliance rally on Friday, Fakhrul said, “We’ve seen in the newspapers that the Election Commission will announce election schedule next week. We would like to say if the election schedule is declared without arranging the polls under a non-party government, the whole country will be paralyzed from the day it’ll be announced.”
Rizvi said leaders and activists of the 18-party alliance are preparing for paralysing the country following the announcement of the BNP acting secretary general. “The government must shoulder the consequences for its recklessness.”
The BNP leader alleged that the law enforcers are harassing the opposition leaders by raiding their houses and business institutions. “The government turned the whole country into a police state. Those raising voice against the current regime are sent to jail.”
The government is not allowing the opposition to exercise their democratic rights, he said, adding that it will not be able to suppress their ongoing movement.
“Stop repression and oppression on the opposition. Or else, you must face a dire consequence,” he added.
Source: UNB Connect
