Staff Reporter:
Though most of the party’s central leaders have apparently gone into hiding amid a crackdown following the October 28 violence, BNP leaders may take to the streets again after the announcement of the sched-ule for the next polls to intensify the ongoing movement.
Some senior BNP leaders said they have already prepared a strategy to carry out a non-stop movement with harsher programs like hartal, blockade and laying siege to the Election Commission and different government offices to halt any lopsided election.
They said their party also took the opinions of the like-mined parties about what to do if the election schedule is announced and most parties suggested enforcing blockade or hartal without any pause.
As per their strategy, the BNP leaders said soon after the announcement of the schedule for the next election, the opposition parties will first give a 48-hour ultimatum to the Election Commission (EC) to cancel the schedule and create a proper atmosphere for a participatory election under a neutral admin-istration.
If the EC pays heed to their ultimatum, they will then try to show their strength on the streets across the country with their action programs.
