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Talks With Govt

BDB, PDP for polls under emergency

I.DP, Kalyan Party suggest withdrawal

Staff Correspondent
Bikalpadhara Bangladesh (BDB) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday asked the government to hold the national election under the state of emergency to ensure fairness in the polls.
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Bangladesh Kalyan Party (BKP), however, suggested lifting of the state of emergency in phases before the election.
The political parties put forward their proposals at separate predialogue informal talks with five
advisers at the state guesmouse ^'ihe talks, the four parties also proposed holding local body polls prior to the national elecnonx
The meeting were held as part of the ongoing informal talks between the government and the political parties to prepare Hounds for the torthcommgfonnal dialogue.
A delegation of Unity for Political Reforms (UPR). a reforms initiative, dso met the advises yesterday.
Law Adviser AF Hassan Anti. Communications Adviser Ghulam Quader, LGRD Adviser/Vnwarul Iqbal, Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman and Foreign Adviser Iftckhar Ahmed Chowdhury, sat with the representatives of the parties.
BDB said that protective emergency1 is imperative otherwise the election will turn into a display of black money and muscle power.
BDB and UPR also proposed forming a national consensus government after the election.
.After about an hour-long meeting starting from 12.30pm, Ferdaus Ahmad Quarishi, convenor of PDR told the reporters that caretaker government is giving too much importance to two major political parties who were responsible for the pre-1 /11 situation
For a fair election, it is necessary that die election be held under the state of emergency, he said adding that they had asked the advisers to relax some provisions of the emergency power rules four months prior to the election and to lift the ban on indoorpolitics.
Led by Quarishi, the eightmember PDP delegation submitted eight proposals to the panel of advisers.
The four-member BDB delegation proposed that the election be held as per the electoral road map.
About lifting of the state of emer-gency, Mahi B Chowdhury said that they had asked the advisers so that 'protective emergency' prevails in the country till the election takes place.
It also urged the advisers to ensure proper treatment of die two detained former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia and their fair trial.
The BKP delegation was led by its chairman Maj Gen (retd) Syed Mohammad Ibrahim. Their proposals include bringing balance of power between prime minister and president and lifting of state of emergency four months before die election.
Meanwhile, LDP in its 13-point proposals emphasised on freeing all 'innocent' politicians who are behind bars and not to harass political leaders by filing false cases' against them
Ilie delegation was led by party secretary general Jahanara Begum.
Led by ASM Abdur Rob, the ten-member UPR delegation placed six proposals, which includes setting up of a special tribunal to try die war criminals and holding the election in line with the electoral roadmap.
They also demanded that the advisers bring amendments to the constitution to strike a balance between die powers of die prime minister and die president. It also proposed forming a national consen -sus government for ten years after die election. '
Talking to the reporters after die daylong talks with the five parties. Adviser AF Hassan Ariff on behalf of the panel of advisers said that they had discussed meaningful election, bringing qualitative changes in politics and how to involve people with the dialogue.
The advisers did not give any reply to questions asked by the reporters.