One more seat on the front row in parliament will not be enough to make BNP join parliament in the forthcoming winter session, front-ranking BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed said on Wednesday.

He said, "Other pending issues, such as withdrawal of false and harassing cases filed against BNP leaders, including chairperson Khaleda Zia and senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, will have to be settled. We will join parliamentary sessions only when a congenial environment is created."

Moudud, a member of BNP's standing committee, the party's highest forum, was talking to journalists after placing wreaths at the graveyard of party founder and late president Ziaur Rahman in capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of Krishak Dal, a BNP affiliated farmer's organisation.

Moudud's comments came after speaker of parliament Abdul Hamid urged the opposition to rejoin the House earlier in the week. At a press briefing on Monday, the speaker said, "If they (BNP) place their demand in parliament for an additional seat on the front row, I will request the leader of parliament and prime minister to consider this issue."

Contradicting the speaker's remark, Moudud said, "We want to join parliament. But it is not so that our only demand is an additional seat. There are several cases filed against BNP leaders, including one regarding our leader's (Khaleda) cantonment house. We want proper solutions to these issues through discussion."

Answering a query, the BNP leader said, "The year 2009 and 2010 will not be the same. The party leaders and activists and the people will have to prepare for tougher movements in the new year."

Source: bdnews24.com

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