A senior BNP leader has said India may deploy army in Bangladesh in the name of guarding its power corridor.
Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy made the insinuation on Sunday while speaking at a human chain.
It was held in front of the National Press Club protesting against the government’s decision to give power corridor to India
Roy said the power transmission lines that will link north-eastern and north-western parts of India through Bangladesh will waste 4,500 bighas of land.
“Then India will say their infrastructures need to be protected by their own forces. This way they will take away our independence,” he said.
Roy once again repeated the BNP’s claim that the party’s founder Ziaur Rahman was the first president of Bangladesh.
“Those who do not agree, I ask them, who was the president from Mar 26 to Apr 17, before the formation of the Mujibnagar government? Who led the war at that time?”
Roy accused the government of corruption in issuing awards to foreigners for their contributions in the Liberation War.
“Those gold medals have very little gold in them. The ruling party has pocketed money even when making Liberation War medals,” he said.
BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman demanded reelection in the Upazilas, claiming that there had been widespread corruption in the recent elections.
Source: bdnews24
