BNP sees JS environment not right yet
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday accused the Awami League-led government of failing to create the congenial atmosphere for the opposition to return to parliament.
"The government's activities in and outside parliament are not acceptable to people...The prime minister has urged the opposition to return to parliament but a congenial atmosphere is a must for that," he told reporters at his Armanitola residence.
The third session of parliament will resume tomorrow. The main opposition BNP boycotted the second session that formulated the budget for this fiscal year.
Delwar said his party is interested to join parliament and party Chairperson and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia also said they are ready to cooperate with the government, but it is the government that failed to create a friendly environment for that.
"The government is doing whatever they can to prevent our return to parliament," said Delwar.
He alleged that the government has adopted the strategy of suppressing the voice of the opposition by filing cases against its frontline leaders.
Referring to party leader Aman Ullah Aman's arrest at the Zia International Airport on Wednesday, he said it is not the way to create the congenial environment.
Terming the government's initiative to bring amendments to the constitution ill motivated, he said people will not accept it. "It is the Awami League that established the one-party rule by changing the 1972 constitution and now it says it would revive that constitution," Delwar added.
Replying to a query, the BNP secretary general said the party council will be held at the end of this year. "The process to form committees across the country is going on. The national council will be held after formation of all committees."
Asked about BNP's failure to form all district committees on schedule, Delwar said all committees will be formed timely before the national council.
After the briefing Delwar left Dhaka for his constituency in Manikganj.
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