‘Don’t be complacent, work for polls victory’

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged her party leaders and workers not to be over complacent about coming back to power in the next election instead work together to help win of the candidates in all constituencies in the upcoming polls.

“We should not suffer from complacency with the hiccup that Awami League will come to power again. Overconfidence may lead to a great debacle,” she said while addressing the party leaders and workers as they gathered her official residence Gonobhaban to greet her upon her return home from New York after joining the 73rd UN General Assembly.

“You have to always remember that in the course of our journey we are fighting against intrigues in our every step and conspirators are still active. We have come to this stage amidst fierce fight against conspirators which is yet to be over,” she said.

Sheikh Hasina urged every party leaders and workers to put in their efforts to win in every parliamentary seat as defeat in any single constituency may lead to a great debacle.

“So, aspirants of party ticket should refrain from spreading scandal against the sitting MPs,” she said adding that “it’s a wrong politics and wrong way and it may lead to huge reparation like 1991 and 2001.” Sheikh Hasina recalled that in 1991 there were conspiracies inside the party and beyond. A quarter tried to bring Awami League to power except her. To do this, many prospective candidates were dropped and wrong candidates were nominated,” she said.

“There was always a conspiracy in the country so that Awami League or anybody belongs to Bangabandhu family cannot come to power in fear that people would gain strength and turn back again under the leadership,” she said.

Source: BSS


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