Islami Oikya Jote faction threatens to quit 4-party
Staff Correspondent
Maulana Ijharul Islam Chowdhury, president of a faction of Islami Oikya Jote, yesterday threatened to quit the four-party alliance if their demand for sharing seats in the upcoming election is not met by the alliance leaders.Maulana Ijharul was speaking at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity auditorium. Islami Oikya Jote led by Maulana Ijharul and Nezam-e-Islam Party jointly organised the press conference. He said "During the last five-year tenure of the four-party alliance government we were mistreated and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia forgot her promise." Maulana Ijharul said they should be invited for discussion over the expansion of the four- party alliance. He demanded 30 seats, including Chittagong-15 (Bashkhali) for Maulana Ijharul Islam, Chandpur-1 (Kochua) for Maulana Abdur Rashid Mozumdar and Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) for Maulana HM Abu Taher Khan, in the upcoming election.
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