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BNP not wary about defection from alliance

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The ruling BNP policymakers say defection of any leaders from component parties of the four-party alliance will not affect its unity, and the party is now making all efforts to keep smaller rightwing political parties from forging a separate alliance or joining hands with the Awami League (AL).
"We are not at all worried about the defection of a top leader of Bangladesh Jatiya Party (a component of the ruling coalition) and his joining Ershad-led Jatiya Party (JP). Ershad and his party's important leaders are in close touch with BNP and they have promised not to forge alliance with Awami League," said a top BNP leader.
BNP's main concern is the AL and formation of a separate alliance of rightwing parties. "Keeping these two things in mind, we are working to keep Awami League isolated from other parties and prevent formation of another alliance of rightwing parties," the leader said on condition of anonymity.
He ruled out any possibility of defection of any component of the ruling alliance and said, "Jamaat-e-Islami is very much with BNP and there is no possibility of Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) deserting the BNP-led coalition."
BNP leaders are also busy to prevent the left-leaning political parties from going for an alliance with the AL and launching a movement to topple the government, party sources said.
Another top leader of the BNP said, "We are closely monitoring political developments in the country and there is nothing we can worry about." The
party is now much more vibrant than the opposition parties as it continues political activities and party programmes aggressively across the country, he added.
The BNP high command is determined to keep the AL isolated and has assigned several top leaders of the party to talk with the leaders of left-leaning parties and persuade them to keep off the main opposition party. And they have already achieved considerable success in this regard, BNP insiders said. Besides, efforts are on to avert an anti-government alliance by Ershad-led JP, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh of former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and some rightwing parties. BNP policymakers have also chalked out some political programmes to face the situation if Ershad-led JP joins hands with the AL, BNP sources mentioned.
"JP might face a major split in case it joins hands with AL ahead of the next general election. But a section of BNP leaders do not trust Ershad and advised the party high command to keep vigil on his political moves," one source said.
BNP leaders believe that none of the two factions of the IOJ would desert the ruling coalition because they are aware of its consequences for them.
The government knows that leader of one faction of the IOJ Fazlul Haq Amini MP had 'secret meetings' with some quarters, and it might be linked to financial matters, a BNP leader said without giving details.
He also said BNP might go for a bigger alliance with most of the rightwing parties before the next general election.