BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Thursday urged the interim government to announce an acceptable roadmap in the earliest time for next general election.
He said, “BNP does not want power from you (the interim government). We just want to ensure the people's rights to vote. In the last 16 years, we wanted to ensure that people can cast their votes properly.”
The BNP leader came up with the plea while addressing a discussion titled ‘Next Election, People’s Expectation’ at the National Press Club (JPC) as the chief guest.
Central Committee of Zia Projonmo Dal organized the discussion with its Chairman Advocate Parveen Kausar Munni in the chair.
Adviser to BNP Chairperson Bir Muktijoddha Abdus Salam was present as the key discussant.
People of this country know how to hold a free, fair and acceptable election, Dudu said, adding that reforms into police, administration and other organs of the state are not indispensable for holding the election.
People of the country would not accept ‘dilly-dally’ over elections in the name of reforms, he added.
Noting that election roadmap is the only demand of the people, Dudu said, as soon as the interim government would declare the election roadmap, as soon as the expectation of the people would be fulfilled.
