BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called for a silent revolution against what she termed the “repressive government” by casting votes for the candidates backed by her party in the upcoming Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls.
Attending a Bangla New Year programme in front of the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters in the capital on Tuesday afternoon, Khaleda sought votes for Tabith M Awal and Mirza Abbas for the mayoral posts in the polls scheduled for April 28.
Showing voters campaign leaflets of the two candidates, she urged Dhaka residents to cast votes for Abbas in the mug symbol and Tabith in the bus.
Terming the incumbent government illegal, Khaleda said: “This is not an elected government and it is doing everything in violation of laws. They are obstructing us at every step. So, a silent revolution should take place.”
The BNP chief also said: “The illegal government thought that the BNP would not participate in the city elections, but our movement is for the national election.”
In Barisal, Gazipur and Comilla city corporation elections, people have already expressed their intention that they want a change, she said.
“People do not want to see the repressive government anymore. They will also bring in a change in the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls.”
Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (Jasas), a pro-BNP organisation, organised the programme to observe the first day of Bangla New Year 1422.
It was Khaleda’s first visit to the Nayapaltan office in two years. She last visited her party’s Nayapaltan headquarters in 2013.
