AL to return to power thru' Dec 18 polls
Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil yesterday said his party will return to power with people's mandate in the parliament elections slated for December 18.
Jalil, who had long been away from party politics since his arrest and illness, urged the party leaders and workers to work for establishing a people's welfare government through the elections.
He made the brief remarks to local party leaders and workers in front of the party office here in the afternoon.
Naogaon district AL General Secretary Abdul Malek and Organising Secretary Nirmal Krishna Saha also spoke.
Jalil, who was arrested on May 28 last year under the Emergency Power Rules, said had there not been emergency, there would have been a surge of the people in Naogaon today. He said many people could not come due to the restrictions under emergency.
“The state of emergency will not be in place forever. I will go to the people and the people will come to me. None will be there at that time for putting obstruction,” he said.
Claiming himself innocent, Jalil said, “What is my offence? I have never ever harmed anyone in my long political career. I have never thought of my own interest beyond people's welfare. I have never been involved in corruption.”
He said the property he inherited from his father does exit only.
“Rather, I had to sell many of my father's property for politics. I have still many things to share with the people. I have that ability.”
Witnesses said people stood on the roadside from Santahar Bypass to Naogaon AL office on the occasion of Jalil's visit to Naogaon after 17 months. Party leaders and workers and general people greeted him with flowers and bouquets.
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