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Zafar expelled again, 3 rebel leaders want Ershad to step down

By Staff Correspondent
Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad yesterday expelled Kazi Zafar Ahmed, a presidium member, from the party while the three rebel party leaders issued a statement seeking resignation of Ershad as party chairman.
According to a party press release last night. Ershad ordered expulsion of Kazi Zafar from the party for his 'anti-party' activities.
Zafar was earlier removed from the party on March 18 soon after the party's rally at the Manik Mia Avenue, but was reinstated the next day.
Meanwhile, a joint statement signed by Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Shah Moaz-zam Hossain and Kazi Zafar Ahmed demanded resignation
of the party chief saying, "if the chairman loves the party truly and wants to maintain its solidarity he should resign and hand over power to the presidium and the working committee. Otherwise, he will be responsible for any damage to the party."
They also demanded that party Secretary General and Communications Minister Anwar Hossain Manju resign from the cabinet.
"The JP is not a piece of private property of an individual," the statement said adding that the party was being run arbitrarily on the whims of the chairman. It also charged Ershad for "destroying the Image of the party'.
The joint statement further said that a decision has been taken to convene the council meeting in May. if the party secretary general fails to call the meeting before that.
The conflict in the party surfaced when Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury. Shah Moazzam Hossain and Kazi Zafar Ahmed, all presidium members of JP. held a meeting on Tuesday night to review the party activities against the backdrop of an interview of Ershad published in a Bangla daily in which he spoke of his relationships with Zinat Hossain. MP.
At the meeting, the three leaders decided not to continue politics under Ershad.
The announcement made by Ershad on Wednesday to break with Zinat Hossain, also a party presidium member, could not pacify the three top leaders of the party.
Anwar Hossain Manju, talking to The Daily Star last night, said, "it proves that earlier decision to remove him (Kazi Zafar) was correct."
It was learnt that Ershad visited the residences of the three rebel leaders yesterday.
UNB adds: The joint statement brought several allegations against Ershad. which include women scandal, contradictory stand, maintaining si-
lence on national issues and unilateral and wishful conduct of the party.
Quoting the decision of the JP's extended meeting, it said 11 was decided that the party would play the role of an opposition and raise its voice on national issues like transit. Chittagong Hill Tracts, subregional grouping, water treaty.
The statement said the party Chairman's frank confession that he has got relation with the woman for last 14 years confused the whole situation.
It said the Chairman s press statement issued on Wednesday that he had severed relation with the woman "is nothing but a bluff."
About secretary general Anwar Hossain Manzu's induction in the cabinet, the three leaders said it became ludicrous for the paradoxical stand that the secretary general would remain minister while the rest of the party in the opposition.
The group of three referred to the JP parliamentary party meeting decision that JP would not join government. But the secretary general assumed the ministership violating the decision within six hours.”
Referring to the assault on Kazi Zafar at the grand rally on March 18. the statement said the way the leader was assaulted hurt the sentiment of JP leaders and workers.
Bringing allegation against Ershad of whimsically running the party, the three leaders said the party Chairman used to take decision unilaterally without any consultation.
About the three women MPs of the party, the statement said of the three, "one is his friend and the rest two are nominated by his friend. Besides, four nonpolitical personalities including his wife, brother and friend were inducted in the party presidium."
Despite persistent efforts, the three leaders said, they had failed to restrain the Chairman and run the party democratically.
"Under the circumstances, we feel that it is our duty to save the party and uphold the party banner of nationalism, democracy. Islamic values and economic freedom.''