Reza Mahmud :
The BNP is planning to start two phases programme after the Eid-ul-Fitr, party senior leaders said.
They said the party will first form its full central committee and reorganise its front bodies. Then it will stage series of rallies in different cities and towns across the country to raise voice against the failures and oppressions of the government.
The BNP will handle its every steps with highly cautious. It will not let to go an ineffective committee. In the same way, it will not start street movement without thinking the ultimate result, they said.
“We will start a new phase of movement against the voter less government after holy month of Ramzan. The people of Bangladesh become fade up with the government as they have looted the voting right of the people, BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (rtd) ASM Hannan Shah told The New Nation yesterday.
The party senior leader also alleged that they are looting states wealth and everything. Sources said, BNP high-ups will no more to declare so called agitation programme which may turn into violence. Besides, the party high-ups taking time to form the central full committee to avoid mistaken in this regards.
One of the senior leaders said that the party chief want to appoint perfect men in every posts of the central committee.
“BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia wants to appoint proved, skilled and courageous leaders in appropriate posts. The Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman is working in this regard under the direction of party chief, he said.
The party leaders close to the chairperson said, after forming the committees of central BNP and associate bodies the party high-ups will declare rallies in different cities and towns across the country. Begum Khaleda Zia will address the rallies.
The party leaders said, they have planned to highlight all the failures and faults of the government. The BNP has collected all the data of recent target killing incidents, UP polls irregularities, forced disappearances lists and the incidents of oppressions by filing false cases against the party men in different districts.
It also directed its concern think tanks and leaders to collect funding irregularities of different big projects which are being implemented by the government.
Sources said, the party is trying to build up public awareness by highlighting the government’s failures in those rallies. It also wants to start issue-based movements such as the public sufferings. As an example, if the government hiked gas price then BNP will declare a demonstrations against the move.
BNP Joint-Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal told The New Nation, “Our party wants to include people in the street progarmmes against the voter less government by building public awareness with various issues like the government’s steps against the national interests.”
He also said, the people of our country never like the government’s subservient mentality towards neigbouring India. They have given India transit by taking stand against Bangladesh.
After holding some rallies in different cities, the party will organise a grand rally by August with it 20-party alliance in Dhaka to press the government to hold national polls under care taker government. From the rally, the party will also give an ultimatum to the government asking to start a dialogue to form a care taker government.