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Khoka denies link with 'reformists'

UNB, Dhaka
President of the dissolved Dhaka city BNP committee Sadeque Hossain Khoka yesterday denied his involvement with the party 'reformists'.
Talking to the news agency from his Birdem Hospital bed, Khoka said he has unflinching trust in party Chairperson Khaleda Zia and never thought of doing BNP politics minus Khaleda.
“Rather. I always protested and disdained whenever the question
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of minus Khaleda Zia was raised," hesaid.
Replying to a question, Khoka, also the mayor of Dhaka City Corporation, said it is not an offence to meet Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan who was the secretary general of the party’.
He said he has no reason to disown Khandaker Delwar Hossain as secretary general of the party.
Khoka, however, said: "BNP is a big party and it may be difficult for him to run the party at his age... he (Delwar) has not yet resolved BNP's conflict in his own Manikganj district.”
Asked about BNP reformist leader Maj (retd) Hafizuddin ^h^e^Khok^saia Maj H^fiz. basT already cleared his position that he had to act in an unusual situation. "But they are confident about Begum Zia's leadership and are ready to return to the mainstream. I think this should be resolved."
About the dissolution of the BNP city committee, Khoka said dissolution of the committee is not acceptable. “But, since it was done on the instruction of Begum Zia, we did not oppose it despite pressure on me from the party workers.”
He added: “At this time we don't want any disunity in the party. Rather, we need to work unitedly."
Khoka, who was the president of the BNP city' committee for seven years, said although the tenure of the committee had expired, there was no instruction from the party'
leadership to constitute a new committee.
"The reason for which the Dhaka City BNP was dissolved was not right. Rather, the secretary general (Delwar) himself tried to keep the committee inactive,” he said, adding that Khandaker Delwar had organised some programs like distribution of cooked food in the city without consulting thecitycommittee.
Khoka hoped that with the release of Khaleda Zia, BNP would reunite under her leadership.
About the formation of the new city committee, he assured cooperation if the chairperson and the secretary general sought his suggestions. Khoka said the new com-^tpj^houldbp/qrmed inconsul-tation with city BNP leaders.
Demanding release of Khaleda Zia and the treatment of Tarique and Koko abroad, he said if Awami League President Sheikh Hasina could be released for her treatment abroad, what’s the problem to release critically ill Tarique and Koko and send them abroad for treatment?
General secretary of the dissolved city unit Abdus Salam said he has no objection to the dissolution of the committee as the chairperson has the authority to dissolve and form new committees.
Salam said: "We abide by Begum Zia’s instructions and want to do politics under her leadership,” he added, expressing his readiness to help reorganise the Dhaka city BNP.