Has AL govt. got public mandate?

After the fall of the autocratic regime of the military dictator H.M. Ershad, a democratically elected government was established. People became very happy because they were able to exercise their rights.
I started writing letters in newspapers from 1991 and for the last 22 years I have been writing regularly, and I think at least three thousand of my letters have been published. As a citizen of this country I think it is my duty to draw the attention of the authorities to many problems which should be addressed. I touched on many subjects, from the hazards of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to Sagar-Runi murder and so on. But now to whom shall I write as the present government has not been elected by the people and the way the government has been formed is unprecedented?
But Awami League presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim while addressing the AL Council at Krishibid Institute in Dhaka said: “We have assumed office for five years through people's mandate and we will remain in office for five years.” He even threatened to cut limbs of those who would create anarchy in the name of movement. How could he claim that AL has come to power through people's mandate?
Nur Jahan
Chittagong