AL wants to disrupt electoral process: Bhuiyan

He said this while taking part in a discussion as the chief guest organised by the ruling BNP and its front organisations marking the 25th death anniversary of President Ziaur Rahman at Mohanagar Nattya Manch in the city yesterday.

BNP Chairperson and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was present at the discussion arranged as part of the 10-day programme chalked out earlier in observance of the death anniversary of President Zia.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Forest and Environment Minister Tariqul Islam, Agriculture Minister MK Anwar, Housing and Public Works Minister Mirza Abbas, Mayor of Dhaka Sadek Hossain Khoka, Vice-chancellor of National University Prof Dr Wakil Ahmed, General Secretary of Jatiya Press Club Shawkat Mahmud, President of Buddha Federation Dr Sukamal Barua, Jubo Dal President Barkat Ullah Bulu, Sramik Dal President Abul Kashem Chowdhury and JASAS General Secretary Babul Ahmed, among others, took part in the discussion.

The BNP secretary general criticised the Awami League's threat of resisting the next general elections and asked is it the language of democratic politics?

"Awami League wants to take lease of Bangladesh when the BNP gets two-thirds majority in the Jatiya Sangsad," he said.

Bhuiyan reiterated his call to opposition Awami League to extend all out cooperation to the government for holding a free, fair and impartial election for giving democracy an institutional shape.

He said the party, which would get support from the people of the country in the next general elections scheduled to be held under a neutral caretaker government, would form the government.

If there is sincerity and willingness you may serve the nation staying in the opposition, he said.

Referring to the 14-party demands on electoral reforms, Bhuiyan said the Awami League is reluctant to respond to our call to sit for dialogue for bringing reforms to some issues accepted by all.