BartaBangla Desk :: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday accused the ruling Awami League of being a force against liberation war.

“The ruling Awami League government is a force against liberation war; they are not in favour of independence of the country,” she said this while addressing a public rally at historical Madrassa ground in Rajshahi this afternoon.

The BNP chief said the Awami League came to power to destroy country’s young generation by patronizing drug smuggling on the borders and is plotting to stay on power forever.

Ninety person people of the country want non-partisan caretaker government for a free and fair election, she said.

She again cleared her stance of polls time govt and said: “No election will be held keeping Hasina in power. The election must be held under a neutral government.”

Condemning the ruling party and its student wing Chattra League for various crimes, Khaleda said: “If 18 party alliance comes to power, all misdeeds of the ruling AL will be justified.”

Khaleda Zia took her seat at the stage of Rajshahi rally at 04:15pm.

Earlier, the rally began with recitation from Holy Quran at around 02:00pm.

She reached at the rally from Rajshahi Circuit House with party leaders and activists.

Thousands leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islam welcomed her in the entrance point of the city earlier.

Hundreds of people from different areas of the city started to gather at the venue from the morning.

On Sunday, she held a rally at Rangpur. Her rally in Rangpur was part of her ongoing campaign at seven divisional headquarters to drum up public support for the caretaker government demand.

Khaleda, accompanied by top leaders of the 18-party alliance, left the city for Rangpur on Saturday.

Earlier on May 5, Khaleda attended a rally in Rajshahi.

She will return to Dhaka tomorrow.