False promises?
Recently, our two major political parties have unveiled their election manifestoes with a view to enlisting people's support in favour of their candidates in the coming elections. The Awami League, one of the major parties, has branded its manifesto as 'Charter for Change'. It has addressed nearly all substantive issues like lowering of commodity prices, curbing of corruption, raising production of power (5000 megawatt power by 2011), free education up to degree level, permanent pay commission, trial of war criminals, eradication of poverty and inequality and establishment of good governance. Also a bright future to the new generation has been pledged in the manifesto called 'Vision 2021'.The manifesto contains both short term and long-term programmes. On the other hand, the other major party --Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-- vowed to provide employment and medical facilities including health insurance and reduce prices of essentials. Over the past decades, we have seen that during election our politicians made many tall promises to the people and after their victory they forgot everything. It has become one of the salient features of our political tradition!
As these politicians did not fulfil their past election pledges, then how can we rely on their present promises?
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