Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday said his party will continue to play its role in national politics as a partner of the Awami League-led grand electoral alliance.
“I have been in the grand alliance and I will continue to be there in the future,” he told the news agency by phone on his return from London in the evening.
The grand alliance was formed under the leadership of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, throwing a big challenge to the then four-party alliance led by the BNP.
Ershad’s remarks came amid speculations that he had a secret meeting with Hasina in London recently.
The former president avoided a straight reply to a query on the meeting with Hasina during his stay in London.
He just said: “Keep it aside.”
Ershad, however, favoured upazila election before the general polls in a stark contradiction to the position of the Awami League.
The Awami League has said it will not endorse any plan for holding upazila election before the parliamentary election.
Ershad said if the date for upazila election is once announced, it will be very difficult to foil it.
“I think it would be good for all if all political parties take part in it.”
He, however, said the matter of contesting the upazila election will be discussed in the grand alliance.
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