The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Strongly condemning the arrogant remarks of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders about country's glorious Liberation War, Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) yesterday demanded legal action from the Government against Jamaat and asked the Election Commission not to register it as a political party.

"The Government should take legal action against Jamaat and ban its religion-based politics," the ALCWC said in a resolution, urging the Election Commission (EC) to take initiative to declare the 'war criminals' and religion-based political parties ineligible for taking part in polls and not to register Jamaat as a political party.

Presided over by party Acting President Zillur Rahman at its Dhanmondi office, the ALCWC meeting, which was adjourned on October 22, also urged the Caretaker government to withdraw the state of emergency and lift the ban on indoor politics across the country.

Talking to journalists after the meeting, Zillur Rahman demanded the release of their detained AL President Sheikh Hasina, General Secretary Abdul Jalil and other leaders.

He reaffirmed party vow to free the former Prime Minister through legal and constitutional processes. Zillur also demanded the execution of the death sentence against the killers of Bangabandhu after completing the trial of the murder. The meeting asked the caretaker administration to take proper initiative to control the price hike of essentials and distribute fertilizer and agricultural tools among the farmers.

The AL sub-committee headed by party Presidium member Tofail Ahmed placed its proposals on the electoral reforms at the meeting, which approved it unanimously.

Zillur informed that the subcommittee prepared the draft set of proposals based on the AL-led alliance's 31-point electoral reform proposals that was announced on July 15 in 2005.

ALCWC members Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Tofail Ahmed, Suranjit Sengupta, Motia Chowdhury, Syed Ashraful Islam, Mukul Bose, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Abdul Mannan, Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Akhtaruzzaman, Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed, Abdur Rahman, Dewan Farid Gazi, Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Professor Abu Sayeed, Asaduzzaman Noor, Raji Uddin Raju, Abdul Mannan Khan, Dr Hasan Mahamud, Dr Dipu Moni and Begum Mannujan Sufian were among others present at the meeting.