'AL turning us into another Sikkim'
Dhaka, Oct 26 (bdnews24.com) — BNP chief Khaleda Zia has accused the government of conspiring to obliterate the opposition following the same tactics pursued by the previous military-installed interim government. Drawing an analogy to Sikkim, which was gobbled up by India in the 1970s, Khaleda said that the government was trying to turn Bangladesh into another Sikkim.
The former prime minister criticised many accords the government signed with India, terming them harmful to the country. "This government has done nothing but protect the interests of its masters. Every day at the border there is killing and land-grabbing, and yet they do not protest." Khaleda made the allegations at a meeting of the Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, BNP's volunteer wing, at her Gulshan office on Tuesday.
Terming those who jeopardise the country's interests and sovereignty as 'vultures', she said, "These vultures must be stopped at all costs. We must prepare for a movement. I will most certainly lead people to a movement."
The opposition leader said she believes that a good relationship between the government and the opposition is necessary to sustain democracy. "But this government does not share that belief. So, they are pursuing an oppressive policy."
The former prime minister criticised many accords the government signed with India, terming them harmful to the country. "This government has done nothing but protect the interests of its masters. Every day at the border there is killing and land-grabbing, and yet they do not protest." Khaleda made the allegations at a meeting of the Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, BNP's volunteer wing, at her Gulshan office on Tuesday.
Terming those who jeopardise the country's interests and sovereignty as 'vultures', she said, "These vultures must be stopped at all costs. We must prepare for a movement. I will most certainly lead people to a movement."
The opposition leader said she believes that a good relationship between the government and the opposition is necessary to sustain democracy. "But this government does not share that belief. So, they are pursuing an oppressive policy."
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