The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Speaker Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar yesterday said creators of grand alliance would not be able to go to power.

"There will be no benefit to form alliance with more hundred political parties including the person who had transformed Bangladesh as a number one corrupt country. The people will reject the alliance of autocrat and creators of one party government," he said while addressing a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in the city.

The Speaker hoped that the people would cast their votes for the nationalist and democratic forces who had established the rule of law and ensured their food.

The function, organised by Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) with its president Prof Dr MA Matin in the chair, was also addressed, among others, by BNP Joint Secretary General Goyesher Chandra Roy, Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, JAGPA president Shafiul Alam Prodhan, New Nation Editor Mostafa Kamal Majumder, Prof Shahida Obayed, NAP chairman Sheikh Anwarul Haque, BJP acting secretary general Abu Naser Md Rahmatullah, Islamic Party secretary general Advocate Abdul Mobin and NPP chairman Shekh Shawkat Hossain Nilu.

Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar said there was no way to stop corruption and terrorism except establishing of the democracy.

"Welfare of people cannot be ensured and democracy will not flourish if there is no democracy," he observed.

Referring to the grabbing of power by the autocrat in 1982, the Speaker said though the power was grabbed with the promise of removing corruption, the country turned into a reign of terrorism and corruption from then.

Dr MA Matin said, 'the people would elect those who want to protect country's independent and sovereignty.'

He called upon all nationalist forces to get united to fight against corruption and terrorism.

Muhmaad Kamaruzzaman said, the nation cannot be protected from any crisis without holding elections.

He said, the elections would not be free and fair without withdrawal of the state of emergency.

Goyesher Roy said, the country needs to be freed from cronies not only free from terrorism and corruption.

He called upon for creating unity between the nationalist and Islamic forces based on ideals.