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Govt subduing spirit of victory, says Hasina

Staff Correspondent
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday accused the government of undermining the spirit of victory by distorting the history of IndependenceWar.
Hasina, also the main opposition Awami League (AL) chief, was addressing a-gathcring of wounded freedom fighters and artistes of the Swadhin Bangla Bctar Kendra at the AL's Dhanmondi office on the occasion of the 34 thVictoryDay.
"The four-party alliance government is trying to terminate the glory of the hard-won victory the people achieved under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib," she said.
Hasina recalled the steps the AL took while in power for the freedom fighters that include burial in state honour and 30 percent quota in government jobsfortheir children.
She alleged the BNP-Jamaat-led alliance is firing the freedom fighters' children from jobs since it came to power.
She blasted the government for its politics of double standards -establishing the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and appointing war criminals and Rajakars as ministers at the same time.
"The BNP came to power with the help of Jamaat-e-Islami, who opposed the Liberation War and was involved in the killings of innocent people and thcintellectuals," she added.
Artistes Abdul labbar, Moloy Ganguli and Fakir Alamgir, among others, were present.
AL RALLY
Earlier, thousands of AL leaders and activists brought out a colourfill
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procession in the city to celebrate the Victory Day.
Carrying drums, banners and festoons and staging mock shows on bullock carts and tracks, the procession paraded the streets from Paltan intersection to Russell Square in Dhanmondi.
They chanted slogans upholding the spirit of the Liberation War and condemning the government for patronising the war criminals. They also sang the popular songs of the Wit
Senior leaders of the AL led the procession that started at around 4:15pm from Muktangan carrying national and party flags.
Leader of the Opposition and AL chief Sheikh Hasina was scheduled to inaugurate the procession. But she could not join it due to 'illness', said AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil while formally starting it from a makeshift podiumona truck.
A significant number of women took part who carried banners inscribed with "Resist the War Criminals, Resist the Alliance Regime", "No More Khaleda, No More Nizami" and "Down with the Government".
It paraded the streets through the Jatiya Press Cub, Matsya Bhaban, Shahbagh intersection. Elephant Road, Science Laboratory intersection on way to Russell Square.