Speaking to the Awami League (AL) leaders and the activists at Ganobhaban on the occasion of the day of her release from jail during the last caretaker government, she said the opposition party is trying to create anarchy in the name of hartal, reports BSS.
She urged the opposition to place in parliament if they have any proposal or formula regarding the caretaker government.
"We did not make any proposal to scrap the caretaker government system. The country's Supreme Court has declared the system illegal," the PM said.
She questioned why the opposition leader likes the caretaker government so much, though it had taken her to jail and banished her sons?
Referring the country's hard-earned democracy, the PM called upon all to remain vigilant so that none can snatch away the people's democratic rights in future.
UNB reports: Ruling AL has urged the opposition BNP to decide through dialogue over the system under which next parliamentary election will be held.
Addressing a press briefing at the AL president's Dhanmondi office yesterday, AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said the system under which the next parliamentary polls would be held has to be settled on the basis of national consensus.
The doors are still open for BNP to take part in working out the issue of caretaker government, he added.
Ashraful also urged the opposition to come to parliament instead of enforcing “illogical” hartal. “Please come to parliament. This is the only place for holding discussions and placing your demands,” he said.
Replying to a question about BNP's demand to the government for withdrawal of cases against Khaleda Zia, the AL general secretary said the opposition leader should come to parliament to place this demand.
He, however, said that the cases which were not filed by the present government cannot be withdrawn. “Law will take its own course.”
The AL general secretary regretted that Khaleda Zia is saying no to everything - dialogue with the Election Commission and Electronic Voting.
Labeling the BNP-called hartals as unnecessary, Ashraful said the caretaker government system will not be cancelled on the basis of the report by the parliamentary special committee.
“The committee has only placed its report in parliament for discussion by the lawmakers. The report will be sent to the parliamentary standing committee on Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry. It may even be sent to the cabinet.”
The AL spokesperson said, “It will take a long time to enact law on the caretaker issue. But BNP has called hartals just after the primary process.”
He said the people do not support hartal.
“You can call hartal when you've no other way. But all the ways are open. Why are you causing sufferings to mass people through enforcing hartal?” Ashraful asked the opposition party.
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