The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Awami League (AL) Acting President Zillur Rahman yesterday vowed to resist upazila polls, if it is arranged ahead of the national elections.

He categorically demanded the withdrawal of state of emergency fully before the elections, as no elections would be possible under the emergency.

Zillur reiterated the demand while addressing the leaders and activists as the chief guest at the workers' meeting of Mohammadpur Thana Awami League at local community centre as a part of month-long programme of Dhaka City Awami League.

He also demanded to announce the October 23 as the possible date for the national election.

AL presidium member Tofail Ahmed urged the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to take lesson from history and not to serve any purpose of ill-motivated sections.

Criticising the Government's move of approving Representative peoples' Order-2008 in principle he said, " We demand immediate repeal of this ordinance."

Terming the move of arranging upazila elections as a ploy, he also warned that AL would never allow any elections under conspiracy.

Makbul Hossain, Former MP, M A Aziz, Acting President and Advocate Kamrul Islam, Acting General Secretary of Dhaka City Awami League, among others, spoke while MD Sadek Khan, President of Mohammadpur Thana Awami League, presided over the meeting.