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No question of polls boycott

Says Khaleda amid assassination claim

Staff Correspondent
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday ruled out any possibility of pullingout of the December 29 election race.
"We shall surely contest the December 29 parliamentary polls. I believe that BNP and its allies will form the next government getting people's mandate as we did in the last election." Khaleda Zia said while addressing a rally on the Pilot High School ground in her home district Feni.
The former premier also alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to keep the BNP-led four-party alliance out of the next election.
Terming Awami League 'traitor', the BNP chief alleged, "They want to go to power as a 'puppet government' handing over the country's sovereignty to another."
Khaleda also cautioned the caretaker government and the Election Commission against any bias towards a certain quarter. rHU“ hauc i
"If any attempt is made to change the election results, the consequences will be disastrous," she said at the rally in Feni-1. one of three constituencies the BNP chief is contesting from in the upcoming election.
"I would like to make it clear that there is no reason for BNP and its allies to quit the election race," said the BNP chief.
"Noticing the popularity of the BNP-led electoral alliance, a certain quarter is propagating that we shall not contest the elections," she said.
"BNP is the largest political party in the country and no election can be held without it," Khalcdasaid.
"Those who want to turn the country into a 'failed state' and form a 'puppet government' are planning to foil the next election like they scotched the January 22 polls" sheadded.
"Some quarters do not want BNP to contest the elections. They also did not want the emergency to be lifted. It is the BNP that mounted pressure on tire caretaker government to withdraw the emergency and meet the people's demand," the BNP chairperson said.
Referring to the attempt to assassinate' her in Comilla on Tuesday, Khaleda said, "I will not stay away from electioneering. We shall continue the movement to establish people's rights."
"There was an attempt to assassinate me at Chandina. But the conspirators could not be successful because if Allah wants to keep someone alive, none can harm that person," she said.
Terming the lifting of emergency 'a victory for BNP and its allies', she said the government withdrew the emergency bowing to their demand.
She said the BNP-led government during its tenure curbed terrorist activities in Feni and if voted to power, they will take necessary measures to root out terrorism in the country.
The BNP chairperson sought vote for her party candidate VP Joynal in Feni-2 constituency
Khaleda also addressed street rallies at Fulgazi Bazar, Munshirhat, Chhagalnaiya, Parshuram, Chouddagram and Narayanganj before returning to the capital.
She was expected to attend a Christmas programme in the capital's Kakrail Church late at night.