BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has to apologise to the nation for curbing freedom of expression and snatching people's voting right by amending the constitution.
He said the ruling coalition dreams of the next parliamentary election excluding BNP, but they will not be able to stay in power if the poll is held without BNP.
Fakhrul was addressing a protest rally organised by Dhaka city unit BNP at Nayapaltan in the city as part of the party's countrywide demonstration against price hike of essentials and arrest warrant against the party's Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.
Several thousand leaders, workers, and supporters attended the rally with the party's Dhaka city unit convener Sadeque Hossain Khoka, also the city mayor, in the chair.
"You have to apologise for curbing freedom of expression and snatching people's right to vote. You have to apologise also for destroying democracy by the fourth amendment after the independence", he asked the prime minister, protesting her remark against Khaleda Zia.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the BNP chairperson to apologise for her remark on the constitution that the present constitution would be thrown away if BNP comes to power.
Fakhrul said it is now clear to the people that the fifteenth amendment made the country's constitution contradictory.
Source : The Daily Star
