BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said yesterday the government is using the Public Safety Act only to harass the opposition activists, instead of improving the worsening law and

Apart from party terrorists, sons of ministers and top Awami League leaders are now unleashing a reign of terror, she

Khaleda was addressing a big student gathering at her Minto Road official residence in the city, organised to accord reception to the Just released Jatiy-atabadi Chhatra Dal president Habibunnabi Khan Sohel. general secretary Naslruddln Ahmed Pintu and other leaders.

The opposition leader said the son of the Chief Whip forcibly occupied a seven-storied house at Kalabagan in the city, but he is still at large and no case is filed against him.

She alleged that the PSA is not being used against the Awami League terrorists' who are killing and mugging people and grabbing houses and prop-

She said a Juba League activist was killed following In-tra-party conflict at Karwan Bazar recently, but none was arrested or no case was filed. Even the government is yet to take any action against the AL activists who damaged about 100 vehicles and halted traffic movement for several hours after the killing.

The BNP chief said the government now wants to introduce “rule of stick" as its ministers and leaders are threatening the Judges of the higher court, organising demonstrations with stick-wielding activists.

Despite filing case against the ministers and leaders who led the stick procession, none was arrested. "People will accept no law if It Is not applied neutrally- People are not ready to abide by that law which the government itself violates." she added.

She asked the government to immediately sack the ministers and arrest those who led the "stick procession" and threatened the judges.

"Arrest the ministers and

leaders right now if you (government) have minimum respect for law. If you want to prove neutral application of law. then arrest the ministers who have been accused under the Public Safety Act."

She said the government is scared of the opposition unity and is out to break it. She said the students have already been united and soon the youths, workers and other front organisations of the alliance partners will get united."

The BNP chief told the JCD leaders not to be misled by reports regarding dissolving of JCD central committee. "The present committee exists and it will exist. Disciplinary action will be taken against the persons who will spread misleading information within the party."

Presided w< i by acting JCD president Manjur-e-Elanl. it was addressed, among others, by BNP secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan. Amanullah Aman. Habibunnabi Khan Sohel. and Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu.