BNP says no to EC reconstitution
BNP will not accept reconstitution of the Election Commission without consultation with political parties, said party acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.
"It won't be acceptable to BNP if the government tries to reconstitute the election commission unilaterally," he told reporters at the inaugural ceremony of a Canada-based Bengali language web portal at the party's Nayapaltan office in the capital.
The tenure of the present election commissioners is scheduled to expire early next year.
MK Anwar, a BNP standing committee member, meanwhile, at a human chain in front of the National Press Club yesterday said the commission must be reconstituted through discussions with political parties.
The ruling alliance scrapped the caretaker government system to stay in power forever and now it wants to reconstitute EC on its own to ensure easy win in the next election, he added.
Reiterating the party's stance, Anwar said they will not allow the ruling party to hold the next parliamentary election under a political government.
Jatiyatabadi Sangskritik Dal, a pro-BNP body, organised the human chain demanding the restoration of the caretaker government system which was annulled through the 15th amendment of the constitution.
On September 27, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia categorically declared that her party will not allow the ruling alliance to hold elections without a caretaker government.
She will lead a road march towards Sylhet on October 10 demanding the caretaker system. The main opposition's next road march from Dhaka to Rajshahi will start on October 19.
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