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Jamiruddin resigns: New example set, says Talukder

BNP bars Ministers from campaigning in bye-polls

By Staff Correspondent
State Minister for Land Zamiruddln Sircar a nominee of the ruling BNP in the September 1 1 by-election, resigned Tuesday.
His resignation follows a party decision that Its nominees for the by-election hold-, ing ministerial posts would' resign and that no Minister or State Minister would campaign for candidates in their constituencies after September 7 to ensure a free and fair polls.
Barrister Sircar will contest the by-election in Dhanmondt-Mohammadpur (Dhaka-9) constituency, the seat vacated by his party Chief and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
The BNP Secretary General Barrister Salam Talukdar at a hurriedly-called press conference at the National Press Club Tuesday announced the decisions and turmed them as "historic" because none like those were taken before.
The BNP has set a "new example" he said and called upon all opposition political parties to show gestures so that the fledgling democracy could be firmly rooted. Never before, a Minister resigned to contest an election and a ruling party decided to stop campaign by ministers for candidates. he noted.
The party has . taken the decision in the greater interest of holding ihe by-elections in a free and fair atmosphere, was that of February 27 parliamentary polls, he said
BSS adds: Explaining. Talukder. who is also the LG RD Minister, said the decisions had been taken also tn
view of the fact that the government was still led by Acting President Justice
Shahabuddin Ahmed, even though the 12th Amendment Bill had been passed by Parliament unanimously. In this context, he said, until the holding of the referendum on September 15, the government was officially under the command of the Acting President, who was a neutral person.
Replying to questions. Salam Talukder hoped that his party candidates would secure all the eleven seats in the byelections as they did well in February 27 polls.
He answered that his party had no discussions with other political parties as yet on maintaining congenial atmo sphere in the polls, but the Acting President had already taken some actions in this rp-gard.
Addressing the press conference. Barrister Zamiruddln Sircar said the decision for resignation from the office of the State Minister for Land was taken by him and his party to honour democratic values.
Sircar hoped that the decision would help maintain a congenial atmosphere during the polls and the by-etections would be held as peacefully
and fairly as the February 27 elections.
TJie copy of the letter of resignation of the Stale Minister addressed to the Acting President was circulated an»ng (he reporters
Meanwhile. Zamiruddln Sircar, State Minister for Land, voluntarily submitted his resignation to the Acting President, Mr Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed, at the latter’s official residence here Tuesday evening.
In his letter of resignation Mr Sircar stated that he is resigning from his office as a State Minister in order to making his election free from any controversy.
The Acting President accepted his resignation.
Replying to a question on giving equal opportunities to the candidates of all parties, State Minister for Information Nurul Huda, who was present, said that the government media was ensuring due coverage to the opposition. He also gave some instances.
State Minister for Food Barrister Nazmul Huda also attended the press conference.