The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Awami League acting president Zillur Rahman yesterday welcomed the high ruling which restored the August 15 as national mourning day and public holy day. He termed it a historic.

He was talking to the reporters at his Gulshan residence immediately after the ruling was declared.

He also urged the Government to take initiative to implement the verdict as soon as possible.

Talking about the grand alliance he said the media is over reacting on this issue.

He further said, "We think there is no problem in maintaining unity among the

pro-liberation forces as all of the parties in the grand alliance have the same ideology."

He also said that the party chief Sheikh Hasina would take decision on this issue.

Replying to a question about the participation in upazila election he said, " Since the local government elections are non-partisan election, that is why AL will not nominate any candidate. But if any Awami league local leader participate in the upazila elections as independent candidate, we will not be able to take any action against him or her."

Terming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the pioneer of the liberation war Zillur said, "It would not have been possible to make the country free without him. That is why we declared his killing day as the national mourning day. But the BNP -Jamaat Government opposed it. Today's verdict has proved again that truth will win again."