Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said vote is the constitutional rights of the people, adding that no one has the rights to resist them from casting votes.

“Vote is the people’s constitutional rights, and people will cast their votes. None has rights to dissuade people from casting votes and kill them,” she said while talking to reporters after offering Ziarat at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) mazar here.

The prime minister said BNP-Jamaat alliance unleashed the reign of terrorism to foil national election slated for January 7 next, adding, none will accept any sort of militant and terrorist activities in Bangladesh.

She said, “If anyone does this, one day the people of the country will throw them out. That is the reality.”

The ruling party chief also cautioned against the persons who are behind the recent arson attacks in railways, saying that no mercy will be showed to them involved in arson attacks and killing people.

“We must take stern actions against them,” Sheikh Hasina said.

Although BNP-Jamaat clique wanted to foil the election and to discourage people from casting votes in the next elections, she said, “But people are in favour of election and votes”. বিস্তারিত