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A year of slavery and conspiracy: Khaleda
MAIJDEE COURT. (Noakha-li) June 23: BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum Khaleda Zia today vowed to launch tough action programme against the government if it fails to withdraw the new taxes and surcharge on essentials immediately. reports UNB.
"We’ll be forced to announce a tough action programme if the government does not immediately withdraw the anti-people measures proposed in the 1997-98 national budget." she told a public meeting at Noakhali Zila School ground here this afternoon.
The District BNP organised the meeting commemorating the first death anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Zafrullah.
Addressing the largely-at-■ tended meeting, Begum Zia ! termed the one-year of Awami League rule the "year of slavery and conspiracy."
She said the first test of this government in one year was the 1997-98 budget. "But this government has completely failed in this examination.”
Calling upon the people to resist all conspiracies against the country and its people, the Leader of the Opposition said now the time has come for all to come forward for protecting the country's independence and sovereignty. In this context, she sought unity of the nationalist
Begum Zia strongly criticised the proposal for imposition of taxes on medicine, paper. sandal and raw cotton in the new budget.
This will lead to the closure of many industries in the face of tough competition and Bangladesh will turn into the market of India, she said.
The former prime minister said the country's economy was deteriorating day by day; the
wheel of the economy moving backwards and the government "imposing new taxes to make the poor poorer."
Poverty cannot be alleviated by imposing taxes and surcharge. she said.
She accused the government of conspiring in a very planned way to make Bangladesh into a market of India. United movement is the only way to stop the conspiracies, she said.
The BNP Chairperson said the government has completely failed to initiate any development activities in last one year. "Instead, it has presented the nation with killing, repression, torture and arrest."
In one year, she alleged, this government has lodged false cases against some 10.000 leaders and workers of BNP and its front organisations.
"Today the time has come to take the account of what the government has done in one year." she said.
Begum Zia blamed the government for, what she said, exploiting the people by enhancing the fertiliser price, manipu-
lating the share market and signing a sham treaty in the name of resolving the Ganges water problem.
She also bitterly criticised the government for its failure on question paper leakage, for the electricity crisis and formation of the sub-regional grouping against the Interest of the country.
Referring to the fire at Magurchhara gasfield , the Leader of the Opposition said that already crores of taka worth of natural resources have been destroyed and the fire is still on.
But the government, she said, is yet to take any effective measure to stop the flame of the field.
Presided over by district BNP convenor Mohammad Shahjahan MP. the meeting was also addressed by Moudud Ahmed. Salahuddin Qader Chowdhury MP. Mirza Abbas. Gqyeshwar Chandra Roy and BNP MPs Mahbubur Rahman. Barkatullah Bhulu, Joynal Abedin Faruq, Fazlul Azim. Zi-aul Haq Zia and Mosharraf Hossain.