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Dhaka, Mar 9 BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday warned the government against dire consequences for its 'all-out effort to resist the opposition's March 12 grand rally'.
"I want to make it clear that any attack on the rally is an attack on democracy. Don't endanger democracy by resorting to violence or sabotage. The consequences would not be pleasant," Khaleda said in a statement.
The rally has been organised to put pressure on the ruling Awami League-led coalition to reinstate the constitutional provision of caretaker government to oversee the next general election.
The government has been saying that the rally has been organised to garner support to protect the suspected war criminals standing trial.
Earlier in the morning, Awami League joint secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif urged law enforcers to prevent the rally from taking place.
"We would be left with no other options but to go for tougher programmes if we were not allowed to stage the programme in a peaceful manner. I urge you to stop all ill-attempt and help hold the programme peacefully," Khaleda said in the statement signed by her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan.
"We are agitating for a sustainable democratic process though a 'free, fair and neutral' election after reinstating the caretaker government system," the opposition chief added.
She dismissed the allegation that her party would resort to violence on the day and asked the government to stop blanket arrest of people ahead of the rally.
Referring to the police restrictions on booking in hotels and allowing guests in the houses of city dwellers, the former prime minister said, "I urge the government to stop all these for the sake of democracy."
Referring to the threats and provocative statements being issued by the ruling party leaders starting from the prime minister, she observed that the government was scared after seeing people's response to the panned rally.
Khaleda urged her party activists to remain calm in the face of ]provocation.
"I want to make it clear that any attack on the rally is an attack on democracy. Don't endanger democracy by resorting to violence or sabotage. The consequences would not be pleasant," Khaleda said in a statement.
The rally has been organised to put pressure on the ruling Awami League-led coalition to reinstate the constitutional provision of caretaker government to oversee the next general election.
The government has been saying that the rally has been organised to garner support to protect the suspected war criminals standing trial.
Earlier in the morning, Awami League joint secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif urged law enforcers to prevent the rally from taking place.
"We would be left with no other options but to go for tougher programmes if we were not allowed to stage the programme in a peaceful manner. I urge you to stop all ill-attempt and help hold the programme peacefully," Khaleda said in the statement signed by her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan.
"We are agitating for a sustainable democratic process though a 'free, fair and neutral' election after reinstating the caretaker government system," the opposition chief added.
She dismissed the allegation that her party would resort to violence on the day and asked the government to stop blanket arrest of people ahead of the rally.
Referring to the police restrictions on booking in hotels and allowing guests in the houses of city dwellers, the former prime minister said, "I urge the government to stop all these for the sake of democracy."
Referring to the threats and provocative statements being issued by the ruling party leaders starting from the prime minister, she observed that the government was scared after seeing people's response to the panned rally.
Khaleda urged her party activists to remain calm in the face of ]provocation.
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