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Opposition blasts ordn

'A tool to persecute democratic forces'
Awami league central work Ing committee yesterday de nounced the promulgation of the anil terrorism ordinance, saying It will only push the country towards greater anar chy. reports UNB
The ordinance was designed with political 111 motive to deny the people their fun damental rights, said a resolu Hon of the ALWC meeting held with party President and Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina In the chair
"The government will use the ordinance as tools of persecution against” the pro-liberation democratic forces, students, youth, political parties and peace-loving people
The resolution said existing Svs of the land, non-partisan tlvitle* of government party and Its sincerity could be suffl-
clent to deal with terrorism
The resolution said the or dlnance was framed with a different nomenclature after the anti terrorism bill which was rejected by the winter session of parliament and sent to the concerned parliamen tary committee for scrutiny
But. unfortunately, the rul ing party, bypassing the sovereign parliament, ap proved the ordinance In bla tant disregard to the country's constitution and parliamentary norms and practices.
Promulgation of the ordi nance Is nothing but a mock ery of people s demand for halting terrorism, while the process of politicisation of the administration, campus, business houses and bus terminals continued, said Awami league, the largest party In the oppo
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Our Staff Correspondent adds Five party alliance at a meeting of Its steering com mlttee adopted the resolution that the government s willing nets la enough to curb terror
It said the government had to prove Its goodwill after withdrawing all black laws
The party regretted that the government is Instead tn stlgatlng the terrorists.
The meeting further viewed that when the Internal terror ism of BNP has suddenly be come exposed, the govern ment Is trying to avoid its responsibilities of curbing terrorism by drafting the anti-terrorism law It said the law Is aimed. at terrorising the people The Workers Party of Bangladesh also in its meeting of the steering committee said the conventional law is enough to curb terrorism.
It said the drafting of the so-called anti terrorism law bypassing the parliament reflects the government intention to oppress the people under the blanket of a law
The President of Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP). Prof Mozaffar Ahmed and General Secretary Pankaj Bhattyacharya In a joint statement termed the law as anil people and demanded Its withdrawal. ■
They said If there Is any necessity for such a law, thia should be discussed and ap proved by the parliament.
Jattya Samajtantrik Dal USD-lnu) in its statement said that terrorism could easily be removed by proper application of the existing laws Instead of applying those, such ordinance was being Imposed with a view to harass the activists of opposition political parties. It added
The statement issued by Kazi Aref Ahmed and Hasanul Huq Inu. Member of Presidium and General Secretary res pec lively of the organisation also said that approval of such ordinance by the cabinet even though there was a pari la
ment. was a violation of all democratic norms
Bangiadesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) tn its statement demanded withdrawal of the ordinance saying that It was contrary to the bask rights of the people
The statement Issued by its Convenor Khalequzzaman Bhuiyan criticized the government for approving the ordinance by passing the par ilament and called upon all progressive forces to resist the Imposition of the ordinance unitedly.
General Secretary of Bangiadesher Sa my a bad I Dal Dilip Barua termed the ordt nance a black law and called upon all democratic force* to be vocal against the ordinance.