'Dig graves for govt, not for you'
Ershad tells agitating sugar mill workers at Mohimaganj
Our Correspondent, Gaibandha
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad alleged that the alliance government closed down several big mills in the country just to serve interest of foreign powers.He was addressing a public meeting at Mohimaganj High School ground on Tuesday. The country's economy has become stagnant because there is no fresh investment due to toll collection and threat by criminals, who are sheltered by ruling party men, he said. Investors are shying away due to the law and order situation. This has also tarnished the image of the country abroad, he alleged. This government failed to ensure security of people's life and property. He bitterly criticised the government decision to lay-off the Rangpur Sugar Mills at Mohimaganj. "Dig graves for the government, not for you", he told the meeting where several thousand workers of the mill and sugarcane growers attended. Mentionably, the workers have threatened self-immolation if the government decision to lay-off the mill from March 31 is not withdrawn. The deposed president said all the closed mills and factories will be reopened if his party comes to power again. Presided over by Gobindaganj Upazila Jatiya Party President Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury, the meeting was addressed by, among others, Safiul Alam Prodhan, JP Presidium member, Ahsan Habib Linkon, Additional Secretary General and former lawmakers Wahiduzzaman Badsha and Abdur Rashid Sarker.
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