EC's realisation

From the very beginning, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has been disappointing us with his actions. The election was not inclusive, voter turnout was very low, but the EC said that more than 40% votes were cast, which is totally unacceptable. Now suddenly he seems to have come out of his slumber, and on January 11, 2014 he asked the police and other law enforcing agencies to get tough against 'trouble makers' and open fire if necessary to ensure 'smooth re-polling in eight constituencies' on January 16.
We learned that the EC in a letter asked the government to take all actions necessary to prevent further attacks on minorities and immediately bring those involved in the recent attacks to book. We slate the attacks on the minorities, but do we know why were they attacked? The percentage of votes cast suggests that they were attacked for not going to the polling booths, and due to the rivalry between two candidates of the same constituency.
Nur Jahan
Chittagong