Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (December 31) alleged that the BNP wants to disrupt polls through politics of killing after they failed in the anti-government movement.
He said: "BNP wants to foil elections through committing killings after failing in anti-government movement."
He made the allegation after joining the polls campaign at the Chaprashirhat Bazar in Kabirhat uapzila at his own Noakhali-5 constituency this noon.
"Mostaq -Zia had committed massacre in 1975...they had assassinated four national leaders in jail", said Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister.
Even Tareque Zia and Khaleda Zia had perpetrated August 21 grenade attack for killing Sheikh Hasina, he said.
Calling on the ruling party leaders and activists to become alert, he said, "Tareque is now indulged in conspiracy to assassinate a candidate or an eminent leader from London".
"You (leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League) will resist it", Quader added.
Recalling the situation of 1971, the ruling party leader said the people of the country had not got frightened in 1971.
"Whatever impediment comes, the people would not be afraid this time as well," he continued.
"We will take any suggestions from the foreign countries, but we will never accept those who will try to hamper our elections", said the minister, adding none have the capacity to hamper the next polls.
Quader also said what Israel is doing in Gaza of Palestine; BNP is doing the same thing in the country now.
BDST: 1720 HRS, DEC 31, 2023
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