I have no desire to be MP or minister: Joy

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said he has no desire to be an lawmaker or a minister, but would love to help the Awami League (AL) stay in power.

"I will not be a candidate in the upcoming election as I am not intending to be a MP (member of parliament) or a minister. My goal is to keep the Awami League in power," he told a press conference after attending a views-exchange meeting at the AL president's Dhanmondi office yesterday.

Joy, also a grandson of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the only son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said “The trust and support of the people on the Awami League have been increased manifolds due to huge development works carried out by the present government and it is a must that the Awami League will be voted to power again."

He said, "There is no doubt that the Awami League will be voted to power again. But, the BNP-Jamaat clique has been hatching conspiracies centering the election. It will be a big challenge to resist BNP from the act of killings by resorting to arson attacks anymore." Replying to another question, he also said, "It does not matter at all which party takes part in the election. The central focus of the next election should be to hold it in a free, fair and neutral manner."