The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Gazipur

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad yesterday observed that treachery had given the birth of caretaker government which the nation do no longer wants.

JP is very much in the Awami League led grand alliance, he told a party conference, and expressed confidence that the alliance will win the upcoming election.

Addressing the Dhaka divisional conference of Jatiya Party at Tajuddin Auditorium here Ershad said nobody wants caretaker government. The present caretaker government should be the last one.

Brushing aside criticism of some components of the 14-party combine for inclusion of JP in the grand alliance Ershad said, "We are very much in the grand alliance. The alliance will return victorious in the upcoming election and go to power … We shall resist any election through evil designed blue print."

Ershad reiterated his proposal for dividing the country into eight provinces for decentralization of power. He took proud of introducing the Upazila system during his rule and said no government can sustain concentrating all the powers at the centre.

Rawshan Ershad urged the rank and file to forge greater unity and work at the grassroots to strengthen the party. They should prepare well for the upcoming election.

Party leaders ABM Ruhul Amin, Karimuddin Bharasha, Brig Gen (retd) Kazi Mahmud Hasan, Abu Hossain Babla, Saidur Rahman, Fakir Ashraf and Anwara Begum were among those spoke at the conference.