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Alliance govt’s role brought emergency

Says Syed Ashraf

DU Correspondent
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday claimed that the last BNP-Jamaat alliance government was mainly responsible for bringing the 1 /11 state of emergency in the country.
"They had prepared a voter list with 1.5 crore fake voters, spread massive corruption countrywide from Hawa Bhaban, nominated Aziz as the chief election commissioner (CEC) and former president lajuddin Ahmed the head of caretaker government before the set-up January 22,2006 elections," he said while addressing a rally organised by Awami Swechchhasebak League at the Central Shaheed Minar to mark its 16th foundinganniversary.
Ashraful also said the people of the country know that these factors were more responsible for the political turmoil that led to the state of emergency.
He said, "If the Jake voter, list was not prepared Jajyadin' not selected the chief of the then caretaker government and a pro-BNP justice not made CEC the 1/11 change-over would not take place."
Echoing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's views he said criticising the last caretaker government flatly would not be right as it had prepared a voter list with photographs, set a neutral election commission and administration and organised a free and fair parliamentary election.
"Criticising the 1/11 leadership would pave the way for its repetition and hinder process of democracy," Ashraful, also the LGRD minister, said quoting Hasina.
He alleged that 26,000 AL leaders and activists were killed during the tenure of the BNP-Jamaat alliance government.
"We haven't forgotten the killing of former finance minister ASM Kibria and labour leader Ahsanullah Master and the grenade attack on AL rally during BNP-Jamaat rule," Ashraful added.
He congratulated the leaders and workers of Swechchhasebak League on the occasion and applauded the organisation for its role
. when AL chief Sheikh Hasina was detained.
He also called on the leaders and workers of the organisation to continue their support to fulfil the mission of the AL-led grand alliance government as it did in the past.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Health Minister AFM Ruhul Haque, AL lawmakers Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Abdul Mannan, Shah Alam, former student leaders, among others, greeted the organisation at the rally presided over by Swechchhasebak League President AFM Bahauddin Nasim.
Thousands of leaders and workers of the organisation gathered at the Shaheed Minar with drams, banners and festoons and decorated vehicles to mark the day.