The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

BNP Secretary General Khandker Delwar Hossain said yesterday the government had been taking illegal steps and actions one after another to destroy nationalist politics in the country.

He accused the government of favouring a particular political party ahead of the national elections. He termed the government moves as ' illegal and immoral'.

"The government is claiming that they were creating a level playing field for all parties in the election but in practice it is favouring a particular party to catapult it to power which poises the big question on the government's neutrality," he said in a statement.

Criticising the Government for extension of the detentions of party leaders, Delwar accused the government of confining party leaders in the prisons only to destroy the nationalists' forces and exterminate BNP.

He urged the government to refrain from making such ' anti-people' moves.

"The government and Election Commission (EC) have to create a favourable atmosphere for holding a free and fair elections in the country by avoiding its partiality views and favours to a particular party," he said.