Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday squarely blamed ruling BNP for violating the election rules 'apprehending debacle' in the ensuing city corporation elections in Dhaka. Chittagong. Rajshahi and Khulna, reports UNB.

Addressing a group of political workers who Joined Awami League yesterday evening, she said the government being isolated from the people for its unbridled corruption, misrule and terrorism, is violating election rules at the very beginning of the electioneering.

The Prime Minister herself has been giving assurances to the people in presence of the BNP candidates. Ministers are also doing the same at different public meetings in violation of election rules."

Sheikh Hasina also Leader of the Opposition In Parliament said such gesture and activities of the government party leaders are not only against the free and fair elections, but also designed to unlawfully influence the voting.

More fhan 500 leaders and workers of Mohamniadpur led by the BNP leader and former commissioner Sadeq Khan met with her at 29. Minto Road and joined the party.

Those who Joined the Awami League included industrialist and chairman of >the Rayer Bazar Market Committee Mofizuddin. former vice-president of the Mqhammadpur thana BNP Murad Thakur, social worker Abdur Rashid, vice-chairman of the Rayer Bazar Municipal Corporation Market Nazir Hossain. Abul Hossain, businessmen Majibur Rahman and Manirul Islam and ex-president of the BNP Ward No 5 Majibur Rahman.