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Vote to consolidate victory: Khaleda

By Staff correspondent
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Tuesday called upon people to assemble under the banner of nationalist forces to protect • country’s sovereignty and consolidate the victory, achieved in the anti-autocracy mass upsurge.
The nationalist forces are pledge-bound to uphold country's independence and sovereignty as well as the Constitution, she told an election meeting at Jatrabari in the city on her way to Brahmanbaria.
She said the parliamentary polls would determine whether "Bismlllahir Rahmanir Raheem"(ln the name of Allah. the Almighty and Merciful) would remain In our Constitution, or would be dropped.
If you vote for those who were responsible for the '72-■75' misrule. "Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem" would no longer be there in the Constitution, the BNP chief.-whose husband late President Ziaur Rahman included it from the Holy Quran in the Constitution, cautioned people.
She briefly described nine years' autocratic rule by ousted President H. M. Ershad who. she said, pushed the nation on the brink of destruction and added her party was commit ted- to save the country by reviving the 19-polnt programme and politics of development launched by late President Zia.
Begum Zia said BNP had kept Its promise by not compromising with the autocratic regime of Ershad like other political parties and continued the democratic movement for last nine years to dislodge Ershad from power. We will also translate Into reality our commitments to the nation if we are voted to power, she added.
Among others. BNP candidates from Demra Salahuddin Ahmed and Amanullah Aman from Keraniganj, DUCSU general secretary Khairul Kabir Khpkon and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal joint convenor Fazlul Milon addressed the meeting.
BSS adds: Begum Khaleda Zia later addressing a large election meeting at Brah-manbaria said if voted to power, her government would ensure peace in all speheres of life and restore all the democratic rights of the people.
She reminded how miserably the people had lost their basic rights over the last nine years due to the autocratic rule by Ershad.
Local BNP candidate Advocate Harun-ur-Rashld also addressed the meeting.
Earlier, on way to Brah-manbalra from Dhaka Begum Zia addressed a series of public and wayside meetings at Bhulta of Dhaka. Madhabdi and Parulia of Narsingdi. Shivpur. Belabo. Raipura of Narsingdi. Bhairab. Ashuganj, Sarai) and Kasbha
In her meetings Begum Zia said Politic rpt politics of production initiated by the shaheed president had rekindled the people to look forward with renewed hopes against the ordeals unleashed by the government between 1972 to 1975.
Referring to the manifold problems left over by Ershad. the economy of Bangladesh became shattered. Only a nation allst govenment can retrieve it. she said appealing to" the peo pie to give their verdict in favour of BNP.