Ruling Awami League can join the national unity process if the government accepts people’s five-point demand for holding the next polls in a credible manner, says BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
“If you (AL) apologise to people for your misdeeds and announce to accept their five-point demand, we’ll include you in the national unity, and we’ll welcome you to it,” he said on Monday (Sept 24).
The senior BNP leader said that the five demands of people are dissolving parliament before the announcement of the election schedule, resignation of the government, formation of one-party election-time impartial administration, reconstitution of the Election Commission, not using EVMs in the polls and deployment of army.
Speaking at a discussion, Mosharraf said, “Obaidul Quader has questioned as to how the national unity can be formed without Awami League. I would like to tell him a national unity has already been forged as different political parties got united with people’s five-point demand for a fair election.
Mosharraf, a BNP standing committee member, however, aired doubt whether the ruling party will accept the demands. “They (AL) won’t accept the demands as they don’t have such morale. They don’t also have the courage to face people.”
“When the government needs to create a level playing field for all parties ahead of the national election, it’s trying to arrest those who will contest the polls against Awami League candidates.” the BNP leader observed.
He warned that the country’s people will not allow the ruling party to hold a January 5-like election in the country again.
Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu Smriti Sangsad organised the programme at the Jatiya Press Club demanding the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its Dhaka south city unit president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel from jail.