Elections without 4-party won't be acceptable
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday said the people will not accept any initiatives of forming a "rubber stamp" parliament or "puppet government" keeping the four-party alliance out of election race.
He however said BNP would "announce" poll participation today if the government met their seven-point demand.
"We're ready for elections. If the government declares today that they've accepted our demands, we'll announce about our participation tomorrow," he told a meeting at the National Press Club auditorium.
Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal organised the meeting to mark the 'National Revolutionary and Solidarity Day'.
Delwar urged the government to give a chance to the BNP-led four-party alliance to take part in the election by meeting its demands and removing all obstacles to the election.
He said, "Many of our prospective leaders won't be able to contest the election if the government meets our demands at the eleventh hour. We'll have nothing to do then."
The BNP leader reiterated that his party will not participate in any "managed" or "staged" election. He also claimed election atmosphere for holding a free and fair election is still absent in the country.
"We're ready for contesting the election and also for movement," he added.
Former energy adviser Mahmudur Rahman said those who planned to implement "minus two" formula will themselves be minus from the country and those days are not far away.
Presided over by Principal Sohrabuddin, former lawmaker and president of Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Rizvi Ahmed, Shirin Sultana and Khairul Kabir Khokon.
Earlier in the morning, Delwar exchanged views with BNP Malaysia unit leaders at his Nam flat in the capital.
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