Politics
As the election date is nearing our politicians are becoming as active as they were during the pre-one-eleven times. As a mark of their “hyper activity”, some politicians are demanding resignation of the present CEC who, according to them, is not impartial and is not working in the way these politicians want him to work. According to them, this CEC took about a year to make a voter list which a former CEC could do in one day!! The former CEC, a trusted man of the politicians, defying the HC order corrected the voter list in less than a week's time all over the country. What a fast man he was!! But the demand for resignation of that CEC was very strong. The whole nation was looking at him but he did not bend although he was illegally holding two positions concurrently, violating the public service rules. He brought the nation almost to the brink of a civil war.
The demand for resignation of the present CEC is different. The people are not against him because he has made a genuine voter list and national ID, talking to all the political parties and creating a congenial atmosphere for a free, fair and credible election. So, this time the demand will not draw public support. The politicians who are demanding the resignation of the CEC are known to the public. The people now know the true colours of these politicians.
We, the poor people of Bangladesh, would therefore request the politicians to cooperate with the CEC for a good election. The present government should also think of providing security. While the outgoing British High Commissioner was talking about lifting of emergency rule, he tacitly mentioned about security of people too.
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