TUI RAZAKAR

compiled By : Habib

Staff Correspondent

Awami League (AL) yesterday announced it would not enter into any electoral alliance with the anti-Liberation War forces.

The announcement came after a view-exchange meeting with the Sector Commanders’ Forum (SCF), a platform of those who led the war in 11 sectors.

Held at the Forum’s central office at Banani, the meeting was the first in a series of discussions planned to convince political parties not to ally themselves with war criminals.

The war heroes said they along with other freedom fighters would oppose the parties siding with anti-liberation forces and urge people not to vote for them.

In response, AL leaders pledged they would try the war criminals if they come to power through the next general election.

Led by presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, a six-member delegation of the party took part in the talks that lasted about one hour.

“We are committed not to form any electoral alliance with anti-Liberation War forces and not to nominate anyone who had worked against independence,” AL acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam told journalists after the meeting chaired by Sector Commanders’ Forum President air vice-marshal (retd) AK Khandker.

“We also gave word to the sector commanders that we will try the war criminals,” AL acting general secretary.

Syed Ashraf said they would include the pledges in the party’s election manifesto.

Khandker told reporters, “We wanted them to pledge that they will try the war criminals if they win the next election. We also requested them to include the pledges in their election manifesto.”

He continued, “If any political party forges an alliance with the anti-Liberation War forces, we will work against them in the election.”

Major Gen (retd) KM Safiullah, Major (retd) Rafiqul Islam, Lt Gen (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid, Major Gen (retd) Jamil D Ahsan, among other SCF leaders, were present at the meeting.