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A senior BNP leader on Tuesday said the Awami League's hope to win the next parliamentary elections will peter out.
"In just three and a half years, your [Awami League] confidence has come down to [a level where you talk about winning] 170 seats out of the 230 you got in the last polls. The day is not very far off when the number will come down further," BNP Standing Committee Member MK Anwar said referring to an AL parliamentary party meeting held on Monday.
After AL Parliamentary Party's meeting, several ruling party MPs preferring anonymity had said the party chief, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was hopeful about retaining 170 seats in the next polls.
Hasina had also asked the party MPs to prepare for the next elections, they added.
Reacting to this, Anwar said, "The government now understands its position after getting the reports of several intelligence agencies. Now they are thinking of retaining 170 seats in the next polls."
"I would like to tell the government, you have taken a position against the people's interest. We don't want to say how many seats they would get. But you [the government] must prepare for the consequences for going against people," he added.
The BNP leader was speaking at a human-chain programme in front of the National Press Club in the city.
Reacting to the remarks of the ruling party leaders over BNP chief Khaleda Zia giving the government time until Eid-ul-Fitr to reinstate the caretaker government system, he said, "Some of them have said the opposition leader is retreating. This is not right. Khaleda Zia is not that kind of person."
He said the main opposition will announce tougher agitation in future to press the government to meet their demand.
Khaleda had earlier issued a Jun 10 ultimatum over the same demand.
"In just three and a half years, your [Awami League] confidence has come down to [a level where you talk about winning] 170 seats out of the 230 you got in the last polls. The day is not very far off when the number will come down further," BNP Standing Committee Member MK Anwar said referring to an AL parliamentary party meeting held on Monday.
After AL Parliamentary Party's meeting, several ruling party MPs preferring anonymity had said the party chief, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was hopeful about retaining 170 seats in the next polls.
Hasina had also asked the party MPs to prepare for the next elections, they added.
Reacting to this, Anwar said, "The government now understands its position after getting the reports of several intelligence agencies. Now they are thinking of retaining 170 seats in the next polls."
"I would like to tell the government, you have taken a position against the people's interest. We don't want to say how many seats they would get. But you [the government] must prepare for the consequences for going against people," he added.
The BNP leader was speaking at a human-chain programme in front of the National Press Club in the city.
Reacting to the remarks of the ruling party leaders over BNP chief Khaleda Zia giving the government time until Eid-ul-Fitr to reinstate the caretaker government system, he said, "Some of them have said the opposition leader is retreating. This is not right. Khaleda Zia is not that kind of person."
He said the main opposition will announce tougher agitation in future to press the government to meet their demand.
Khaleda had earlier issued a Jun 10 ultimatum over the same demand.
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