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Govt goes for frantic negotiation on polls BNP refuses to budge on 4 demands;

advisers rush to AL for talks

Staff Correspondent
A talk between a delegation of government advisers and BNP leadership ended inconclusively last night as the two sides failed to reach a consensus over rescheduling the parliamentary election and about a timeframe for lifting the state of emergency.
BNP insiders said the government side proposed deferment of the December 18 parliamentary’ election by 10 days and lifting of the emergency after all nominations are submitted, but BNP did not concede and neither 'completely snuffed the idea’.
The government side was adamant to hold the election within December but BNP wanted to postpone it at least until mid- January next year.
The government advisers argued, if the parliamentary election is deferred into the next year the political climate might veer into a new direction which
might not be desired by any side.
The military backed caretaker government jumpstarted the fresh parley with major political parties in a bid to hold the stalled ninth parliamentary election with participation of all parlies, following a 48-hour ultimatum from BNP-led four-party alliance the night before for meeting its four- point demand to facilitate its participation.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night put forward the demands saying that her party and its allies will take part in the election if the government meets all their demands within the next 48 hours, prompting the government to arrange the parleys with both major politico-electoral alliances.
The four-party demands are total lifting of the state of emergency, suspension of some 'objectionable' clauses in the amended Representation of the People Order (RPO) including repeal of clause 91(e), deferment of the December
28 upazila elections till one month from the parliamentary poll, and rescheduling of the polls ensuring that the hajis will get to cast their votes.
Before last night's talk with BNP, the advisers met Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed in his office in the afternoon.
After the inconclusive talk with BNP the government delegation met with a delegation of Awami League (AL) led 9-party coalition and Jatiya Party (Ershad) with AL President Sheikh Hasina leading the politicos in her Sudha Sadan residence at the time of filing this report late last night.
AL-led 14-party coalition got reduced to 9-party coalition recently due to gradual falling out of components.
Briefing journalists separately, both BNP and the government advisers said their meeting was very cordial and amicable despite its failure to reach a consensus. They also said last night's talk was not
the final one and there will be more of that in the coming days.
After an hour and a half parley, Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman told reporters that they discussed the four-party's four-point demand announced by its leader Khaleda Zia.
"She made a positive statement yesterday that BNP and its allies had decided to participate in the poll, but raised some issues too, and we have come here to discuss those," he said.
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain echoed the adviser saying more discussions will follow.
"He [Zillur] has told us that the government wants to hold an election with participation of all parties," Delwar told reporters.
He reiterated that the BNP-led alliance is a parliamentary alliance. "We want to participate in the election, but it has to be free, fair and credible."
LGRD Adviser Anwarul Iqbal, Law Adviser AF Hassan Ariff, Communication Adviser Ghulam Quader and Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury were also in the government delegation, while BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khadaker Mosharraf Hossain, and Joint Secretary General Nazrul Islam Khan were also among the BNP delegates.
DELWARTHREATENED OF MOVEMENT
Earlier, BNP Secretary’ General threatened to launch a movement if the government does not meet their demands.
"What is the problem with deferring the poll," he questioned while talking to reporters in his parry's central office in Nayapaltan of the capital, adding, "The sky will not fall if the election is postponed to enable all parties to participate."
He also said it will not be possible for his party to sub-mit nominations by November 20, the last date for filing those, so the government must take necessary steps so they can submit their nominations.
J AMAT PARLIAMENTARY BOARD MEETS TODAY Meanwhile, although the BNP-led alliance demanded deferment of the December 18 election its key component Jamaat-e-Islami is scheduled hold its parliamentary’ board meeting today to finalise its list of nominees for the upcoming parliamentary poll. HOSSAIN ZILLUR ON FOUR-PARTY’S DEMAND Adviser Hossain Zillur said the government took the four-party's demands very positively.
Talking to reporters in Retired Army Officer's Welfare Association (RAOWA) Club, he ;aid the government's stand is juite clear regarding the natter and that all problems vill be solved through discus-.ions
About the ultimatum he .aid 48-hour is not an insignif-cant amount of time and nany things can be done vithin that period.