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People won’t allow firing of workers: Hasina
Awami League chief and Leader of the opposition in parliament Sheikh Hasina termed Prime Minister Begum Zia s 14-month rule "a story of failures' saying economic problems facing the nation deep ened further due to her government’s inefficiency and mismanagement, reports UNB
"People virtually started losing confidence in democracy because of the govern menfs terrible failure In resolving problems In the socioeconomic and political fronts', she told a biennial conference of the Railway Sramik League at the Engineers' Institution Saturday afternoon.
Hasina recalled the objectives of the anti-autocracy movement and said people's hopes for economic well-being under the democratic environment were dashed to the ground due to government's "misrule"
She alleged that Ministers. MPs, leaders and workers of the ruling BNP are engaged in amassing wealth through corruption when the vast section of the commonman remains half-fed or even unfed.
The government has failed to provide jobs to the unemployed. halt price spiral, contain terrorism, and Implement five -point demand of the SKOP and the 10-potnt de mand of the students. Hasina said. It now plans to retrench workers to turn thousands of poor families pauper, she added.
The opposition leader said the number of workers recorded at 1.45 crore in 1975 has come down to about 45 lakh recently. She made ft clear that people will not allow termination of a single worker without making alternative employment arrangement.
Hasina demanded provision of railtrack tn the proposed multipurpose bridge over the Jamuna river.
Referring t^r the economic scene, she Reused the gov eminent oiSreccivIng foreign aids and assistance by accept Ing all csgldittons of the donor agcnctc^ Ignoring the interest of the^buntry.
At the last consortium meeting. Hasina alleged, the BNP government conceded to all preconditions of the donors without considering the na tional Interest. This subser vlcnt policy as pursued by military rulers In last 15 years", she said, "has put a stigma of beggars on the Bengalee nation'.
In this context, the Awami League chief mentioned her party's new economic policy and Mid its implementation will guarantee people's basic rights to food, clothing and shelter In an exploitation-free society.
Expressing her concern at the Rohingya refugee problem, she ridiculed the government s ■quiet diplomacy", saying the policy being pursued by the ruling BNP has complicated the problem Instead of solving it. T wonder if there is any link between the BNP government and the Burmese military
junta."
On the Chittagong Hill Tracts problem. Hasina said although the government speaks about a political solu tion to the issue, ft has not yet initiated any steps to bring peace by ending bloody clashes between tribals and non-trib als
She accused the ruling party of protecting Golam Azam and said as the BNP had formed the government with the support of Jamaat-e-islaml. It was now trying to save the Jamaat leader.
The opposition leader reiterated her demand for the trial of Golam Azam responding to the March 26 verdict of "Gano Adalat" (people’s court). Trial of Golam Azam must be held on this soil", she said.
Hasina made a pointed ref erence to seizure of rocket launchers from Jamaat activists In Fatikchhari and asked, "How could these sophisticated weapons enter Into the country evading army. BDR and police?"
Some big fishes in the government and the Jamaat-c-Islaml are involved In Importing illegal arms to plunge the country into conflicts, she alleged.
The opening session was also addressed, among others, by Opposition Chief Whip Mohammad Nasim, Begum Matia Chowdhury. MP. Sramlk League Leaders Rahmatullah Chowdhury. Abdul Matin Master. Fazlul Haq Mantu and Mahmudur Rahman Manna.