The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad yesterday said his party would attend the forthcoming dialogue with the government to ascertain the date of national election.

He said that his party is eagerly waiting to know the date of the parliament elections.

"We will attend the government proposed dialogue to have a date for the long-awaited national election," he said at a party rally prior to observe nationwide demonstration programmes of his party today (Tuesday) at the Diploma Engineers Institution

Replying to a query the JP Chairman said the aim of attending the dialogue is not sign a charter. "It is not the Government, but the people who will make the charter. If necessary, Jatiya Party will make a charter," he mentioned. Asked whether the election would be held in due time Ersahd hoped that as per the roadmap of the Election Commission (EC) the parliamentary election will be held in December.

He, however, warned the government of bad consequences if it failed to hold the stalled parliament election in time.

On the issue of local government elections before parliament polls the JP Chairman supported the EC's decision for holding local body elections before the parliamentary polls.