BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday speaks at a press conference in her Gulshan office. Photo: StarIn her formal reaction to the visit, Khaleda Zia at a press conference at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office said the prime minister returned home empty-handed.
Khaleda rejected the joint communiqué signed during the prime minister's visit and urged the people to wage vigorous movement against the anti-people moves.
She said the prime minister apparently gave transit to India in guise of allowing them to use our port and rail facilities.
"Be conscious, exchange views with each other on the demerits of the treaties and take preparation for a final movement to protect the country's sovereignty," she said.
Khaleda said, "They claimed that the visit was hundred percent successful. But the reality is it was not only a failure, it turned out to be harmful too for the nation. The people of the country got disappointed at the failure of the prime minister."
"People expected that the prime minister will bring something from India that will work for our welfare. But they were disappointed as the prime minister returned empty-handed," said the former prime minister.
She also said she was wondered to see the warm reception accorded to the prime minister on her return from India resulting in untold sufferings for the city commuters.
"It's India that can accord her such reception, not the people of Bangladesh," the leader of the opposition said.
She said the people became angry viewing the huge reception to the prime minister who returned home after giving away everything to India.
The people never saw such reception to the prime minister, Khaleda said adding it was actually meant to cover the failures keeping the people in darkness.
"She (Hasina) sold the country to India. People did not give her the mandate to sell the country," Khaleda said in reply to a question from a journalist after she read out her written statement.
On the $ 1 billion credit line announced by India, Khaleda said the total money would be used for infrastructure development of the rail and road link for the use of India.
“We will lose our market in eastern provinces of India and road, rail and the country’s security may be at stake,” Khaleda added.
Khaleda decisively announced that they were not anti-Indian and her party believed in regional cooperation.
Criticising the PM's speech on allowing Bangladeshi television to run in India, Khaleda said the government was working in favour of India.
“It is injustice. Indian channels are allowed in Bangladesh when our channels are prohibited in India and our prime minister said that was not her issue,” Khaleda added.
She expressed deep shock at the death of veteran Indian politician Jyoti Basu.
Khaleda also conveyed sympathy to the people suffering from freezing cold and asked the government to stand beside the poor community.
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