Leaders of the 14-party alliance led by ruling Awami League on Friday said that the BNP wants to come to power by thwarting the electoral process.
The 14-party leaders made the remark during a rally organised by the Dhaka Metropolitan North unit of the 14-party alliance in Uttara of capital Dhaka.
At the rally, coordinator and spokesperson of the 14-party alliance, Amir Hossain Amu, also a member of the Awami League's advisory council, "The BNP fears elections and democracy, and is attempting to seize power through conspiracies.”
“By assassinating Bangabandhu, they obliterated the political landscape of this nation and birthed plots for coups. Now, the BNP seeks to undermine today's election by destabilising democracy", he said.
The Awami League leader further asserted, "Sheikh Hasina did not ascend to power through anyone's benevolence. The people repeatedly voted her into power. She formed the government after winning the people's mandate."
Continuing, he elaborated, "In 2013-14, the BNP instigated a movement that resulted in the loss of innocent lives every day. Having faced rejection in the 2014 elections, the BNP resorted to arson and terror. Even when they resorted to violence, injuring and killing numerous individuals through bombings and cocktails, and felling thousands of trees to block roads, their endeavors proved futile."
"The current government was established under Sheikh Hasina's leadership through elections. In the days ahead, the democratic system must persist in this nation," Amu emphasised.
He remarked, "Sheikh Hasina brought war criminals and the murderers of Bangabandhu to trial, reinstated the four national principles in the constitution, and fostered a non-communal political environment. However, the BNP cannot stomach these advancements, and this is where they feel wounded."
Samyabadi Dal general secretary Dilip Barua and Jatiya Somajtantrik Dal general secretary Shirin Akhter, among others, addressed the meeting.
