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People will frustrate AL govt's dream to cling to power: Khaleda

By Staff Correspondent
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has said the people will frustrate the Awami League government's "dream of clinging to power with the support of its foreign masters."
"No foreign force can protect them unless the people desire so. .. This is Bangladesh where people shed much blood to safeguard their rights time and again. People of this soil never allowed any autocrat in power nor will they do so in future." the Leader of the Opposition in Jatiya Sangsad told a function at her Minto Road official residence in the city yesterday.
Begum Zia was the chief guest at the function marking merger of the National Workers Federation with BNP's labour front Jatlyatabadi Sramik Dal. '
Referring to the nation's
bloody struggle for independence and Tor restoration of democracy, the former prime minister appealed to all social forces to Join the no-going agitation against the "autocratic." "anti-people," "tyrant" and "stooge" government.
BNP would not allow the present government to rule by surrendering the interests of an Independent country to another country, she cautioned.
Recalling the mass upsurge against Ershad's regime, the BNP chief said. "They (AL) came to power with the support of the fallen autocrats who failed to stay in power in the face of mass agitation."
Begum Zia urged all social forces to join the current agitation to "protect the country and Its people" and suggested. "Your
role should not be confined to speeches, you need to shed blood on the streets so that the people can enjoy a happy life."
Reiterating her allegations that the 15-month-old AL government had proved to be autocratic and had failed to protect national Interests. Begum Zia said. "I believe the autocratic regime Is nearing its end Understanding this, the rulers have opted for the path of killing, torture and repression of all Kinds."
The Opposition leader went on "the more the people are learning about the government's failures, the more they're being subjected to repression... In its abortive bid to conceal its misdeeds, the government has banned street agitation." Begum Zia once again claimed that her agitation was not for power but for protecting the country from ruination and that her party was forced to go for hartal. She also urged all concerned to make today's dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal a success.
Begum Zia demanded immediate release of all arrested leaders and workers of her party.
She was also critical of the government for. what she said, tailing to implement any of its election pledges, protect the country's sovereignty and its economy, maintain law and order and safeguard the interests of farmers, labourers, government employees and an other sections of the society.
The BNP chief also blamed the government for opening the national borders' to allow Indian goods to get smuggled into the country. *They're shutting down the industries to allow Indian goods flood the local market. Violating its election olcdg^^JiieJJaj government Is ^S^^ylnealctates of those who installed them in power through intrigues," she remarked.
Chaired by the chief of the {ust defunct National Workers' rederation. Alamgir Majumdar. the function was also addressed by BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan. Joint Secretary General Abdullah Al Noman. Sramik Dal leader Nazrul Islam Khan and Zafrul Hassan and others.
Mannan Bhuiyan announced that hartal won't stop at anybody's threat and warned the ministers would be held responsible for any untoward incidents during today's hartal.
He also blamed the government for 'attempting to divert public attention1 from the ongoing agitation.
Criticising City Mayor Mohammad Hanif. the BNP secretary general said. "The mayor has devoted all his energy to stop street rallies after failing to eradicate mosouito and remove garbage and traffic Jam." he asserted.