The liaison committee of the 4-party opposition alliance has strongly protested and condemned the government allocation of 40 thousand tons of wheat to ministers and ruling party MPs only for the canal-digging programme across the country. reports UNB.

Il described the move as an evil design, taken with a political motive of influencing voters in favour of the ruling party before the general elections clue next year.

Liaison committee In a statement issued yesterday following meeting Sunday said the allocation of 40.000 tons of what by the Wafer Development Ministry made under the canaldigging project in respective areas of ministers and ruling party MPs was done illegally and to achieve political gains in the election.

It said all the MPs are equally entitled lo the allotment lor carrying out the canal-digging projects in respective arras. The government has no right to deprive the opposition MPs.

Tlie committee asked the government to shun one-party BKSAL mentality and demanded equal allotment to all the MPs.

The meeting held at the official residence of opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia at Miritd Road.