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Ershad will be moved to central jail

By Staff Correspondent
Both Treasury and Opposition Benches In Jatiya Sangsad ’ (parliament) on Wednesday expressed their unequivocal support amid thunderous clapping to transfer former President H M Ershad to the central Jail from Gulshan sub-Jail.
This was the first broad agreement between the ruling party and the Opposition, reached In the fifth parliament.
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Begum Khaleda Zia in her winding up speech after a lengthy heated debate on the situation prevailing in country's Jails declared that the former President would soon be transferred to the central Jail. She thanked the members for their unanimity' on the issue of transfer of Ershad to the central Jail.
At this stage, members of Jatiya Party, of which Ershad is chairman staged walkout to register their protest against the announcement of the Prime Minister.
Earlier, participating In the discussion. Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina reiterated the demand of fellow members to send Ershad to a Jail proper Im Mediately. "If the Government wants the ap proval of the House to the Ershad issue, we all support the cause of his rrmoval to a Jail proper." Sheikh Kasina said
Jatiya Party member Faile Rabbi who took the floor beforehand said the de mand for shifting former President Ershad la fraught with danger. The Government will be folly re-.poo.lbte for uq, quence resulting from transferring the former President to a tail proper
But the JP member's observation drew strong protest from both Treasury and Opposition Benches Rabbi s
strongest protests from the majority members
The Ershad issue dominated the proceedings of the House tn its afternoon sit ting chaired by Deputy Speaker Sheikh Rartak Alt. when the Sangsad debated the Jail situation.
The Prime Minister made a statement at one sLsge of the debate asking for con aensus of the House on the transfer of the former President to a Jail proper.
The Leader of the Oppos ition said she did not understand why the ruling party needed such a consensus. The Government has enough powers to transfer Ershad to the Jail, she added while reminding the Leader of the House about her (Khaleda Zia's) demand prior to the election for shifting the former President to the central Jail. Sheikh Hasina asked. "Why Is the delay then when the Prime Minister Is also in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs ? Is there any secret de.al "?
Sheikh Haslna hastened to add. "If you need our support to take Ershad to the central Jail, we demand tliat he should be removed to the central Jail within the next 12 hours".
At this stage, Deputy Leader of the House Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury rose on a point of clarification and referred to Sheikh Hastna's interview published in the Time Magazine In Its December 24 issue. She said tn that Interview that there was no need to take Ershad to the central Jail, he said.
The Leader of the Opposition strongly denied having made any such comment. It is an utter Ue", she said.
Later Leader of the House Khaleda Zia said she sought the opinion of the House on the issue of transferring Ershad to the central Jail only for greater understanding among the members. She announced that Ershad would be transferred to the central Jail as soon as the official formalities were complete.