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'Non-political' govt can oversee polls

BNP says it is not hung up about caretaker tag, ready for talks

Staff Correspondent
The BNP high-ups have now fixed their eyes on formation of a nonpolitical government to oversee the next parliamentary elections.
The party had previously insisted on holding the polls only under a caretaker government.
Several senior BNP leaders believe
this stance of the party would create an opportunity for the government to initiate a dialogue and avoid a probable political deadlock centring on the caretaker government issue.
Talking to The Daily Star, they said they are ready to accept the proposal if the government takes an initiative to hold talks for a neutral non-
partisan government.
“Our prime target is to ensure an election under a non-political government and we will not compromise on this. But we have no say over the name of that government," said MK Anwar, member of BNP standing committee. BNP is never against a dialogue but it will not accept an election under a political government, he mentioned.
Rafiqul Islam Mia, another member of the committee, said his party has been always accommodative so that any crisis could be resolved through discussions.
“We didn't shift our stance but we are not rigid about names. A ruling party always tries to influence the elections. That's why we want a non-political government to hold the polls,’’ he pointed out.
Another standing committee member Moudud Ahmed said BNP has not shifted even an inch from its demand for caretaker government.
"Many people think that BNP has shifted from its stance, which is not true at all. No polls will be allowed without formation of a neutral non-political government," he maintained.
The main opposition party has launched an antigovernment movement in June last year and declared that it would not join the next general elections if it is held under a political government.
The ruling party, however, stated that the incumbent administration will oversee the next polls.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said if Awami League had any "allergy” to the name “caretaker government," it could be renamed either as "non-party, neutral or interim government.”
She also offered to hold discussions in this regard.