"The President has completely failed to act neutrally and to fulfil the people's aspiration for a fair election. And for that he has lost the right to remain in the office of the chief adviser to the non-party caretaker government," Hasina said when family members of deceased AL leader Wajiullah met her at her Sudha Sadan residence in the capital.

A police van ran over Wajiullah, killing him in front of Sonargoan Hotel in the capital during AL-led 14-party coalition enforced countrywide blockade on November 13.

"If the situation demands and if the chief adviser fails to meet our demands, we can start enforcing the blockade even from tomorrow instead of Monday as the people are with us and our previous movements proved that too," the AL chief said yesterday.

She said although the chief adviser (CA) has totally failed to prove his neutrality, he has taken additional charges of 14 important ministries and divisions only to save 'BNP-Jamaat men who looted tens of thousands of crores of public money and killed a total of 26,000 people in the last 5 years'.

Hasina urged the president to relinquish the CA's post right now and to appoint a new CA in accordance with the constitution.

The AL chief also alleged that the president-cum-CA has been conspiring to destroy the country's hard earned democracy by helping BNP-Jamaat-led alliance to participate in an election without any contest.

"The people will not allow holding of any rigged election in the country," Hasina said

The AL chief's speech came after BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday asked the caretaker government (CG) to declare the election schedule. "It's not your (CG) work to see who participates or not," Khaleda said at an exchange of views meeting with an organisation of professionals.

Opposing the BNP chairperson's demand for immediate declaration of the election schedule, Hasina alleged that Khaleda's demand proves she wants to capture power through a farcical election.

"Her (Khaleda's) demand proves that they don't want a free election. Khaleda does not believe in democracy rather she believes in autocracy," she said.

"They want to return to power to enjoy their ill gotten wealth. That is why the BNP chairperson is putting pressure on the caretaker government to declare the election schedule," Hasina said.

The AL chief also said the CA should not have met the controversial election commissioners keeping the members of the advisory council in the dark. According to the constitution the CG is a collective leadership, she said adding that any decision must be taken after discussion among the advisers.

The AL chief wanted to know how it would be possible to declare the election schedule when a congenial atmosphere for holding a credible election has not been created yet and the voter list has not been properly updated.

"Khaleda is mistaken if she thinks she will be able to capture power by manipulating the people's mandate...the people will not allow her to snatch away their fundamental right," Hasina said.

The AL president accused Dr Iajuddin of killing Wajiullah as he is in charge of the home ministry, and demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident.

She also demanded immediate end to 'all extra judicial killings under the non-party CG'.

As Hasina met Wajiullah's wife, mother, two brothers, sisters and sons, they broke down in tears. Hasina expressed her sympathy for the family members and consoled them. She also handed over Tk 1 lakh to the family in cash.

AL leaders Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Mofazzel Hossain Chowdhury Maya, and Dr HBM Iqbal were present.