AL wants everyone to participate in elections: Anisul

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has said Awami League (AL) wants participation of all political parties in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

“The elections will be held timely as per constitution,” Haq said while addressing a function after inaugurating newly built court building of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Panchagarh town on Thursday as the chief guest.

The Minister also planted a tree sapling and released balloons, festoon and pigeon while inaugurating the new court building built at a cost of around Taka 50 crore by the Public Works Division (PWD).

With Panchagarh District and Sessions Judge Abu Mansur Ziaul Haque in the chair, Nurul Islam Sujon, MP, Nazmul Haque Prodhan, MP, Selina Jahan Lita, MP, Secretary of the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry Abu Saleh Md Zahirul Haque, Deputy Commissioner of Panchagarh Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Superintendent of Police Giasuddin Ahmed, District Bar Association President Advocate Nazmul Islam among other addressed the function.

Haq addressed a public rally organised by Boda upazila AL on Dhanhati ground in Boda upazila town as the chief guest with upazila AL President and Boda municipal Mayor Advocate Wahiduzzaman Shuja in the chair.

Haq said, “We believe in the independence of all. Political parties will decide independently at their own whether to take part in the polls or not. We have no say in this regard.”

“We are sincerely requesting and inviting all political parties concerned to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections. However, they will actually come up with their own decisions,” he said.

Huq said, “The development train is running. As long as Sheikh Hasina steers, this train will move on the track. Bangladesh will become a developed country by 2041 under her able leadership.”

He said vested quarters are hatching conspiracies to vandalise the elections for going to power and asked the common people to become aware to unitedly thwart all conspiracies.

The Minister urged the people to vote for the symbol ‘Boat’ in the next polls for continuation of the development process on the highway of development to build a middle income nation by 2021 and developed Bangladesh by 2041.

Source: bss