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All issues will be settled across table: PM
Prime Minister Begpm Khaleda Zia yesterday offered to resume talks with the voteboycotting political parties for creating an atmosphere in which all could take part in next election, reports UNB.
Addressing a post-election press conference at the International Conference Centre yesterday afternoon, she gave a broad hint at an early election in consultation and understanding with the Opposition.
The Prime Minister said the February 15 election, boycotted by the mainstream opposition. was mainly aimed at maintaining continuity of the constitutional and democratic process in the country/.
Replying to a question she said talks with the Opposition did not break down and the government war, ready to
restart dialogue for resolving all problems.
"And if all agree (on a midterm election), there will be no problem in doing anything." she told a questioner.
Asked if she won't mind giving election under a caretaker government.'Begum Zia avoided a direct answer but said all questions relating to election1 would be settled . across the table.
She was also asked if she would consider her previous offer to resign 30 days ahead of election. "Let' the opposition first sit for discussion... all matters would be discussed and settled." she said.
In this context, the Prime Minister mentioned that she had intended to step down 30 days before the election and
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invited the Opposition to discuss how the country would be run during the Interim period. "Bui they didn’t come forward."
About the formation of her new government, she said it , would be done soon, without giving a specific date.
To a question about the opposition claim that the BNP government became illegal after this election, she said tne opposition had been bringing such allegation since 1994 They are confusing legal as illegal and illegal as legal. We don t know what they mean by what."
To a question on the 9-point guidelines spelt out by Awaml League president Sheikh Hasina and her call for the President to take over. Be gum Zia retorted: Does the opposition leader want to restore presidential system of government?
She said there is a constitutional government in the country which will be run at the directives of the Prime Minister under the present parliamentary system.
Asked if she plans to punish the opposition for resorting to violence as she had said in a pre-election promise. Begum Zia said those who are causing suffering to the people and in dulging in illegal acts would be dealt with according to law of the land.
When asked to comment on the question that the main problem of the country’s politics was the conflict of the two leaders, the Prime Minister said: We have no personal conflict. We have differences in politics. If there was no politics) differences, we could do the same party and same poll tics, she added
Information Minister M Shamsul Islam was present at • he press conference