BNP won't join polls if e-voting introduced
Says Moudud
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed yesterday said his party wont take part in elections if the Election Commission will introduce Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the polls.
“E-voting is not an acceptable system as neutral voting is not possible using this system and that is why BNP does not support it,” he said while addressing a discussion meeting at Jatiya Press Club.
Jagroto Janata, a pro-BNP organisation, organised the discussion tilted “Electronic Voting Machine: neutrality, acceptability and people's thinking.”
“Existing system of the caretaker government must be continued in the constitution and then talks can be held to find out an acceptable person who will lead that government,” he said, adding that the government is hatching conspiracy to stop caretaker government system, as it knows it wont be able to win the elections if it is held under a caretaker government.
Meanwhile, party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday asked the prime minister to seek apology to the people admitting her "mistake" over caretaker government system.
“In 1996, Awami League had waged a vigorous movement for introducing the caretaker system that killed a number of innocent people but now she says it has no necessity. You [prime minister] should admit your mistake and apologise to people for that," he said.
He was addressing a discussion meeting at Jatiya Press Club organised by Jagpa- backed Chhatra League with its President Saiful Islam in the chair.
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