"If Justice KM Hasan is appointed as the chief of the next caretaker government ignoring our demands, you will have to come to Dhaka with whatever you have," Hasina, also president of the main opposition Awami League (AL), told the leaders of her party's front organisations at a meeting in the capital.

The AL chief instructed her party leaders to make people across the country aware so that they could make all out preparations to come to Dhaka with sticks, poles and oars after the Eid to protect the right of vote.

"Then we will see how our reform proposals are not implemented," she said.

"Reform proposals had been given after taking opinions of different political parties and members of the civil society to ensure a free and fair election in the country," she added.

Referring to those who speak about compromise over the reform proposals, Hasina said, "Do they want to create an opportunity for the BNP-Jamaat coalition to rig the next election?"

To make some compromise means to give some chance to rig the election, the former prime minister said.

Hasina reiterated that no free and fair election is possible under the jurisdiction of KM Hasan and the Election Commission in its current composition.

"We want a neutral and non-partisan caretaker government as per the constitution. But KM Hasan and Aziz are BNP partisans. The chief adviser to the caretaker government should be appointed on the basis of a consensus and the Election Commission must be reconstituted to ensure free and fair elections," she said.

"In 1996 Khaleda Zia said she did not understand the concept of caretaker government and there was no one neutral barring insane people and children," Hasina said, adding that people finally made Khaleda understand the demand for elections under a caretaker government.

The prime minister should take a lesson from the 1996 incident, Hasina said.

The opposition leader accused the government of failure to curb skyrocketing prices of essentials, unbridled corruption, the rise of militancy, and solve power crisis.

If the opposition coalition is voted to power, they will keep prices of essentials under control, curb militancy, and increase power generation.

AL Joint General Secretary Obaidul Quader, organising secretaries Abdur Rahman and Mahmudur Rahman Manna also spoke at the meeting.