BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday asked party leaders and activists to continue the ongoing blockade until democracy and right to franchise are achieved.
The former premier made the directive when a six-member Mohila Dal delegation led by its senior vice president Rabeya Siraj met her at Khaleda’s Gulshan office.
Rabeya Siraj said the BNP chief also asked party leaders and activists to intensify the movement taking people with them.The Mohila Dal team went to Khaleda Zia’s office, which is under siege by law enforcers from January 3, a about 1:00pm and came out at 2:10pm.
Talking to reporters, Rabeya Siraj said the health condition of Khaleda Zia is improving.
Asked whether the BNP chairperson is confined, she replied in the affirmative saying that being a chief of a major political party Khaleda Zia wants to take party in political activities but the government confined her by deploying police, water cannon and sand laden trucks barricading her office.
Replying to a question whether Khaleda Zia would come out from her office, she sought to if they think such a situation has been created. “She (Khaleda) is confined in real sense. That’s all,” she added.
Other members of the team included Sabrina Akhter Sathi, Selina Rouf, Rahima Sikder, Yasmin Ara Haque, Sabina and Lovely.
Meanwhile, briefing some reporters, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed called upon the party leaders and activists to continue the blockade programme until what he said the un-representative government resign.
“I urge the leaders and activists of the 20-party alliance to continue the blockade programme from the own positions until our victory is achieved,” he said while talking to a group of reporters from an undisclosed location.
“The goal of our movement is to restore democracy from the severe misrule of the government,” he said.
The BNP spokesperson alleged that the miscreants belong to ruling party are making sabotage and filing false cases implicating opposition leaders and activists.
“Movement to restore democracy cannot be stopped by filing false cases,” he said.
He demanded unconditional release of opposition political leaders and activists including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. – Staff Reporter
