<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister President Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Awami League doesn't want to cling to power by flattering anyone outside the country as the people are its strength.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>"We have no other guardian other than the people of the country. -- being&nbsp; a&nbsp; daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, I'm not doing the politics of sycophancy to stay in power," she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina, also the president of ruling Awami League, said this while exchanging views with 3,369 people who had sought her party’s tickets for January 7 parliamentary polls. at her official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div><br></div><div>PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting held at the prime minister’s official residence Ganabhaban.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina, also chairman of the AL Parliamentary Board, said that people of the country attained independence through huge sacrifice and bloodshed under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div><div><br></div><div>"This soil is ours. No whipping from outside will be tolerated. We are not dependent on others as the people are our strength" she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Briefly describing the measures taken by her government in the last 15 years for the socio-economic development of Bangladesh, she said the people have got peace and wellbeing as the Awami League has been in power.</div><div><br></div><div>"The development will be continued if the people of the country voted the Awami League to power again," she said.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasina said being the prime minister and daughter of Bangabandhu she works for all irrespective of party affiliation.</div><div><br></div><div>The PM said that the development of the country is now visible because her party has been in power for the three consecutive terms through democratic process.</div><div><br></div><div>The nomination board finalised the names of the party’s candidates for 300 seats in three sittings from November 23 to 25. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div><div><br></div>