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Sit-in to remove govt

Khaleda tells Chandpur rally about peaceful programme after March 12

RAKIB HASNET Suman, from Chandpur
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said here yesterday the government will be crippled and forced to quit power through a peaceful sit-in after her party's March 12 Dhaka rally if good sense does not prevail on the government.
“A peaceful and people-based programme will be announced after March 12. You [people] have to participate in it. I will be with you," she said while addressing a mammoth
public meeting at the local stadium.
The leader of the opposition in parliament urged the people to be prepared to protest if the government obstructs the Dhaka rally.
Chandpur district unit of BNP organised the rally in protest against the killing of two party men on January 29 when police fired on a procession in the district town. Family members of the two victims — Abul Hossain Mridha and Limon Choiyal — met her on the stage, and she consoled them.
Carrying colourful banners, placards and portraits of (founder of BNP) Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman, thousands of leaders, workers and supporters of the party attended the rally. They chanted anti-government slogans. Hundreds of arches were built on the road to Chandpur town, about 145 km from the capital, to
welcome the BNP chief.
Bitterly criticising the government for its "failure to run the country and obstructing opposition programmes”, Khaleda said, “We want to cripple it."
The former prime minister reiterated her demand for restoration of the caretaker government system, saying nothing short of a non- party neutral government will be acceptable to them (BNP), and it does not matter whatever the title of that government.
“Elections cannot be free and fair under the Awami League government, and using EVM (electronic voting machine). They [govt] are frightened to see people's participation in our programmes. So, they want to hold elections staying in power. But I want to say that no election will be held in the country under this government. ”
Urging the people to make the March 12 rally a success, Khaleda asked the government to refrain from going for any counter programme and said, “You [govt] have to answer one day if any untoward situation arises due to your counter programme.”
Khaleda accused the government of failing to implement its electoral pledges, and said it believes in terrorism, anarchy and politics of killings, not in democracy.
She went on, “At least 12,000 people were killed in the last three years (of this govt's tenure). Killing of a journalist couple proved that people are not safe even in their homes. It's a killer government".
The former premier also criticised the government for its" foreign policy of subservience" and urged the people to ask the foreign minister why the government could not protest the recent killings at the country's border.
"Ask your minister why the killings at border did not stop yet. Our Border guards should take tough action if such killings are not stopped,” she said.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni was elected lawmaker from the constituency where Khaleda was addressing the public rally.
Others who addressed the rally included BNP's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, MK Anwar, Abdul Moyeen Khan and Brig Gen (retd) ASM Hannan Shah and Vice-chairman Shamser Mobin Chowdhury.
Chaired by the party's district unit President Mominul Haque, the rally was conducted by the unit's General Secretary Sheikh Farid Uddin Manik.