The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rangpur

Jatiya Party Chairman and former President Hussein Muhammad Ershad on Friday said that none can prevent victory of the Mohajote as the huge peoples' wave has been created in its favour.

Speaking at a number of meetings and street rallies at different places in parliamentary constituencies of Rangpur and Nilphamari yesterday, he called upon the people to vote for Mohajote candidates to ensure sustainable development and change lots of the people.

Ershad said that gas supply will be ensured and agro-based and other industries will be set up in Rangpur region to create job opportunities for ending sufferings of the monga stricken people forever through sustainable developments.

He called upon the people to reject the corrupts, looters and criminals in the December 29 polls to save the country form their clutches, who looted peoples' money, properties and siphoned those off the country.

Ershad said, "The Mohajote has been formed to unitedly build the Sonar Bangla of Bangabandhu and my 'Swapner Natun Bangla' and I suggest the people for casting their votes for 'boat', and 'plough' to enable materialising the dreams."

He cautioned people against the BNP-Jamaat and said, while in power the 4-party alliance plundered national resources, repressed people and unleashed a reign of terror and their slogan "Desh Banchao, Manush Banchao' is not a true one.

He said if voted to power, the Mohajote will do everything for creating a peaceful, democratic, militancy-and terrorism-free and economically strong Bangladesh in the greater interest of the people.

The JP Chairman said that both AL and Jatiya Party are now wholeheartedly united and the JP candidates are contesting with AL-led grand alliance tickets with the 'plough' as its election symbol while AL candidates continued to campaign with the AL symbol of 'boat.'

"I ask the people to vote for 'boat' and 'plough' wherever the Mohajote candidates are contesting the polls to make the grand alliance candidates victorious with huge margins of votes for building a developed Bangladesh,' Ershad added.

He also said that he joined the Mohajote because of his moral obligation to repay the debt to the Rangpur people, and added, "It is the people of Rangpur who saved my life when I was in jail by electing me twice from five seats."

"Now, it is my turn to do something for Rangpur people, and I have joined the Mohajote to go to power, as nothing can be done without being in power," Ershad said. "I would never forget the love of Rangpur people and would try to do everything for them and I am making pledge that Rangpur would be made one of the eight provinces with Rangpur as its centre," he said.

He said that it would be possible for him to introduce the upazila system and initiate a huge development programme as he was in power and it is essential to go to power again to be able do more for the people, he added.

"The AL government supplied gas to Sirajganj and the BNP government brought it to Bogra, and we will definitely take gas to all places in greater Rangpur and Dinajpur districts for quicker industrialisation and job creation if voted to power," he said.

The hardcore poor people would be provided with food, the jobless day-and farm-labourers would be given 120 days' wages, and rationing system would be introduced for the low-income group and the poor, said Ershad.