Party registration
There is enough evidence in the news presented by the media today that the date of registration of the political parties would be extended. The next question is: whether the date of election would be refixed and extended by a couple of months. Yes, the reason is the BNP. They have not found sufficient time to stabilize their party discipline until the chairperson was freed from custody. The "king's parties" are loudly asking for extension to rebuild their party strength and finalise the coalition partners. The comment of the AL chief in London has indication of change in the election date.
The government is perhaps soliciting support of a big political party to decide on the issue. They are also not yet through their political design.
The movement and comment of the government's spokesperson indicate the status of the progress of negotiation of their political deal with political parties.
If we listen carefully, we will find huge complaints about the government's failure in all aspects of governance.
The attitude and reaction of the government to all these allegations demonstrate that the government had planned their political roadmap which included erratic and failed activities to linger their tenure of office until they can make the so called "1/11" a very successful and popular revolution in our political history. The other reason is to uphold the dictates and support of the mentors/think tanks of the government
Therefore, I would like to caution our readers that politics is a dirty game. Be prepared for any eventuality including the change of the election date. The ghost upazila election is still haunting behind the general election just to fill up the blank if necessary. This is my cynical view. Looking for the brief of the government's political mouthpiece and the outcome of the meeting between the BNP and the government. If Khaleda Zia does not lead the delegation of the BNP, be sure things are not moving smoothly. Conditions on both the sides are thorny and need more time to resolve and go for election. Election without the BNP might be a futile exercise.
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