"While we're only four months away from handing over power to the caretaker government, the opposition has become too impatient and is holding whimsical and violent programmes," he said during a press conference at his residence yesterday.

"We don't know whom they're serving," he said doubting whether the opposition "...really wants the election or wants to create obstruction".

The opposition have failed to oust the government in the last four and a half years and will not be able to do so in the next four months either, he said.

The BNP policymaker commented that the opposition combine is not only "doing injustice to the people but also to their leaders and activists by holding such violent activities".

He blamed the 14-party opposition combine's "whimsical and violent programmes" for the death of a policeman and an Awami Swechchhasebak League leader during Sunday's countrywide blockade.

"Sub-inspector Abul Bashar's killing was premeditated," claimed Bhuiyan. The opposition leaders delivered provocative speeches and their followers attacked the police. The police got into action only after they were attacked, he added.

Bhuiyan alleged that the opposition leaders are spreading false information to instigate their activists. "I'll resign tomorrow if they can prove that any BNP activist attacked their workers wearing police uniform."

On his proposal about a joint effort to ban hartal, Bhuiyan termed it as his personal proposition and said, "We can reach an understanding and submit a proposal during the caretaker government period as we'll be working on a common level then."

Talking on the deadlock over dialogue, Mannan Bhuiyan questioned the opposition's intention about sitting together for a dialogue. "By imposing the condition of excluding Jamaat-e-Islami, they in fact want to see the BNP not sitting for dialogue."

Answering to a question if the government would agree to exclude Jamaat from dialogue to end the deadlock, he said, "Would the opposition break up the 14-party unity if we gave any such condition? Jamaat is a partner of the four-party alliance and we're trying to shield this alliance."

The dialogue will take place if they withdraw this condition, he said. "We've said some of their proposals can be met, some can be improved while we can talk about the rest. But without agreeing to sit for dialogue, they're announcing violent programmes one after another."

On his recent speech in parliament about dropping one name from the proposed dialogue committee of the ruling alliance, he said, "I said that one may be dropped if two create problems. I may be present if it helps the talks."

Asked who may be dropped, he said they are yet to decide it.

On ways to resolve the prevailing political crisis, he said, "I don't see any crisis other than those created by the opposition."

Bhuiyan said that his government is keen to handover power to the caretaker government in about four months. "It's not such that we'll cling to power. Where is the crisis?"

Asking the opposition to withdraw today's hartal, Bhuiyan asked them to present their proposition in parliament.

On controversy over voter-listing, he commented, "Controversy has been created this year without any due reason. Although there were ways to include or exclude names of the voters, we've requested the Election Commission to go door-to-door for proper listing."

On another query, Bhuiyan said President Iajuddin Ahmed will resume office soon on recovery.