BNP will not sit with EC without neutral govt
BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed yesterday said the main opposition would not sit with the Election Commission (EC) for talks about holding the next election unless a neutral government was formed.
“The government must amend the constitution for the formation of a non-party and neutral government to hold the next election. Otherwise we will not sit with the Election Commission,” he told a discussion on "current politics" at Jatiya Press Club in the capital.
The present EC has failed to earn the trust of the opposition parties as well as the people, so it would mean nothing to sit with them, he said.
The discussion was hosted by pro-BNP organisation Bangladesh Youth Forum.
The senior BNP leader also accused the Awami League-led grand alliance government of establishing the rule of autocracy in all sectors. Top officials, including lawmakers, ministers, have looted thousands of taka from different sectors, he said.
Moudud termed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) an agent of the government and alleged that it had been working as a safeguard for the ruling party men rather than investigating corruption charges against them.
He also feared that if the construction work of Padma bridge would start during the tenure of the current government, as, he said, the ACC had "failed" to provide proper assistance to the World Bank.
Moudud also slated the prime minister's recent decision to restrict private media's entry to her programmes.
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