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AL not at all excited

Formal reaction to come later

Staff Correspondent
The Awami League has rejected outright BNP chief Khaleda Zia's proposal on the formation of a nonpartisan election-time government and said her offer would further complicate the situation.
The ruling party leaders have also blasted the opposition leader for making such a proposal, which in their opinion is not in conformity with the constitution.
"The prime minister in her last speech [on October 18] called on everyone to come forward to strengthen democracy. But I am sorry to say that the opposition chief in her speech has proved that she wants to push the country backward," said AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam.
Mahbubul Hoque Shakil, the prime minister's special assistant (media), informed reporters about Ashrafs remarks. He said the AL would give its formal reaction today or tomorrow.
"BNP founder Ziaur Rahman grabbed state power in an unconstitutional way. So Khaleda's interest in unconstitutional government is nothing new," Shakil quoted Ashraf as saying.
Agriculture Minister and AL Presidium Member Matia Chowdhury described Khaleda's proposals as an "old theory presented in a new way”.
"It seems she does not want to follow the constitution," Matia told The Daily Star.
Prime minister's adviser HT Imam, however, told BBC Bangla Service that the AL would consider Khaleda's pro-
posal. He added the opposition leader had discussed Hasina's proposal with her party leaders and that the AL would do the same.
According to Tofail Ahmed, member of the AL advisory council, Khaleda's proposal had no relation with reality.
He recalled that the BNP and the AL had rejected the election results in 1996 and 2001 and criticised the caretaker government.
Tofail wondered how Khaleda could propose selecting advisers from among the "controversial" members of the two caretaker governments.
Suranjit Sengupta, minister without portfolio, said it was not possible to introduce the caretaker government system again as the constitution did not permit it.
"It is surprising that though there is no provision for a caretaker govern-
ment in the constitution, the opposition chief placed a proposal again which will complicate the situation," he told The Daily Star.
The Jatiya Party, a component of the AL-led grand alliance, will give its reaction over the proposal after discussions among party leaders, said JP Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader.
Rashed Khan Menon, chief of the Workers Party, another component of the alliance, said Khaleda had made a contradictory statement. He recalled that Khaleda had criticised the caretaker government of 1996 after losing the election.
Mujahidul Islam Selim, president of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), urged all political parties to sit for talks to solve the crisis.
He added the CPB too had a formula and that it was important to discuss all the formulas to find a solution.