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AL labels PM's speech total lie

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
The main opposition Awami League (AL) yesterday rejected the prime minister's address to the nation and described as 'all lies' the speech which was broadcast over radio and television on Monday marking the coalition government's four years in power.
Bashing the BNP-led ruling alliance for 'failure' to ensure the safety of the countrymen, AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil at a press conference reiterated his party's demand for immediate resignation of the government.
Citing instances of lawlessness and violence during the four-year rule, Jalil said the alliance now has no right to remain in power.
He said in last four years, as many as 37,862 people were killed, 1,60,923 suffered political persecution, and 65,742 women and children were tortured, raped, abducted or trafficked.
More than one lakh 'false cases' filed against the opposition activists during the same period bear testimony to the extent of the political oppression under the despotic rule of Khaleda-Nizami, he observed.
Jalil also said that more than six lakh people fell victims to legal harassment while 21,32,304 incidents of robbery, loot, encroachment, extortion, mugging and abduction and 15,12,209 cases of repression on minorities took place in the country between October 2001 and February this year.
The people have been living in great anxiety and fear since the alliance came to power through 'rigging in 2001 national elections', he added.
The government has so far released 70,000 convicted criminals. It appears relentless in subjecting the progressive individuals to abuse while the constitution gives the highest priority to security of life and property, he said.
The ruling coalition has turned the entire country into a criminals' den by sheltering criminals and terrorists, the AL general secretary said adding that the militant groups like Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh and Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh have thrived under government patronage.
The militants have killed 22 people and crippled more than a thousand in Natore, Rajshahi and Naogaon districts.
Referring to major blast incidents like the August 21 in 2004, August 17 and October 3 this year, Jalil said a new 'bombing culture' has been introduced in the country. People killed in blasts total 181 while 2,000 were injured in 51 bombing incidents across the country.
The law enforcers under the four-party rule have been engaged in various criminal activities and on numerous occasions were caught red-handed.
Seizures of huge cache of arms and explosives at different times inside the Bangladesh territory show the country to be a popular transit point for the gunrunners, observed the AL lawmaker.
Jalil said the prime minister's speech made 'against the backdrop of everworsening law and order situation' was full of lies and falsehood.
"By expressing regret for the failure of her administration and intelligence to know beforehand about the bombings, the prime minister, who is also at the helm of the home ministry, had tried to duck the responsibilities," Jalil continued.
Senior AL leaders Zillur Rahman, Abdur Razzak, Tofail Ahmed, Motia Chowdhury, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Obaidul Quader, Mohammad Nasim, among others, attended the press co