DHAKA NEWS
Dhaka, Mar 27 The opposition on Tuesday threatened to boycott parliament once again if the statements of the government leaders relating to ISI funding are not expunged from the parliament proceedings.
"We would like to draw the attention of the Speaker that the prime minister and other ruling party MPs made false statements in parliament that the BNP got fund from Pakistani ISI," opposition chief whip parliament Zainul Abdin Farroque said.
"Expunge those statements from the parliament proceedings, or we will not attend the House from next Thursday," he added.
The BNP leader issued the threat from a programme held in front of the National Press Club. A human chain was formed to protest the 'false statements over BNP getting ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) fund.'
The threat came only nine days after BNP MPs returned to parliament on Mar 18 following an absence of 77 consecutive business days on average. The parliament session is expected to resume Thursday after a short recess.
Dubai-based newspaper Khaleej Times ran a report on Mar 3 that former ISI chief Asad Durrani confessed before Pakistan Supreme Court that the Pakistan intelligence agency had given BNP money before the 1991 election. British newspaper Daily Mail's online version also ran a similar report.
After that the prime minister, ministers and ruling party MPs on many occasions bitterly criticised BNP quoting newspaper reports.
Later, Durrani and Pakistan foreign ministry refuted the news saying that no such statement was made before any court.
BNP had also dismissed the allegation saying confession made by former ISI chief did not include anything about the intelligence organisation funding the party.
"We would like to draw the attention of the Speaker that the prime minister and other ruling party MPs made false statements in parliament that the BNP got fund from Pakistani ISI," opposition chief whip parliament Zainul Abdin Farroque said.
"Expunge those statements from the parliament proceedings, or we will not attend the House from next Thursday," he added.
The BNP leader issued the threat from a programme held in front of the National Press Club. A human chain was formed to protest the 'false statements over BNP getting ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) fund.'
The threat came only nine days after BNP MPs returned to parliament on Mar 18 following an absence of 77 consecutive business days on average. The parliament session is expected to resume Thursday after a short recess.
Dubai-based newspaper Khaleej Times ran a report on Mar 3 that former ISI chief Asad Durrani confessed before Pakistan Supreme Court that the Pakistan intelligence agency had given BNP money before the 1991 election. British newspaper Daily Mail's online version also ran a similar report.
After that the prime minister, ministers and ruling party MPs on many occasions bitterly criticised BNP quoting newspaper reports.
Later, Durrani and Pakistan foreign ministry refuted the news saying that no such statement was made before any court.
BNP had also dismissed the allegation saying confession made by former ISI chief did not include anything about the intelligence organisation funding the party.
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