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Khaleda asks govt

Give up anti-people acts or face ouster

By Staff Correspondent
. Leader of the Opposition in Jatiya Sangsad Begum Khaleda Zia has asked the government to give up "anti-people and antistate" activities or face ouster from power.
"We'll be left with no option but to topple the government through street agitation unless it changes its wrong course", the BNP chief said.
Begum Zia was addressing the 19th founding anniversary function of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal. BNP's youth front, at the auditorium of Engineers' Institution in the city yesterday evening.
Criticising the government for obstructing' street rallies and processions of her party the former prime minister asserted. "We ll have to continue taking to the streets braving all hindrances ... Street agitation has no alternative to bring an end to the government's repression."
She instructed all leaders and workers of BNP and its wings to prepare for the planned agitation and hoped that all sections of the people who are also been victims of misrule' will join it.
Referring to her on-going contacts with other opposition parties and various social forces. Begum Zia said all patriotic citizens must unite against the AL government which, she said, was destroying the country in a planned way.
The opposition leader repeated the allegation that her party was not allowed to speak in the Jatiya Sangsad. "We are willing to return to Parliament. But what's the use of sitting there unless we re allowed to speak on issues of public inter-
BNP abstained from attending parliament session since the opening day of the last session on August 30. The next is due to begin on November 2.
The former prime minister warned police not to serve partisan interests by assaulting her party activists on the streets and asked those who are being forced to do so. to defy such 'illegal' orders. "You'll have to stay and serve in this country ... on return to power well take care of you", she said. Advising the policemen to perform duties neutrally as servant of the people, she also assured of compensation for any loss caused to them because of their fair performance.
The BNP leader also accused the ruling party of engaging its armed terrorists' to foil her party's democratic agitation and using police as a political force'. purposes.
Quoting a government announcement that there is no restriction on street processions. Begum Zia asked, if it is so then why BNP processions are attacked by police. "If we accept that the announcement was designed to improve the govern-
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Begum Zia came down heavily on the AL government for its planned agreement on the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) saying the CHT would be handed over to India through it. She termed it a "conspiracy" on CHT. and called upon all nationalist, patriotic and Islamic forces to resist the move.
Chaired by the Juba Dal President Mirza Abbas, the function was also addressed by BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan MP. Standing Committee members M Saifur Rahman MP. Abdus Salam Talukdar. Dr Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain MP. Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqi. central leaders Selima Rahman. Haris Choudhury. Fa-zlur Rahman Patal MP and Juba Dal leaders including Goyeshwar Roy and Barqatul-lah Bhulu.