PM's conditional condition

THERE is a hint that reality may have finally dawned at last on the prime minister when she said that a fresh election could be held, to the 11th parliament, if the BNP met certain conditions. While we commend her for the change of attitude, we feel that this is an acknowledgement by Sheikh Hasina that her so called upholding the constitution may have served to boost her ego but it has greatly damaged our politics, economy and social stability and has cost us many lives.
Thus far the PM has displayed a total lack of respect for public opinion regarding the poll-time government to conduct the next parliament election. And while we have condemned opposition violence in unambiguous terms, we wonder whether the PM has ever paused to ponder on the cause of this violence.
After 154 candidates becoming MPs 'uncontested' there is tremendous resentment among the voters, and there are more than 50 million of them, for being deprived of their right to vote. Today, election is no longer an AL versus BNP issue, but a matter of the voters, regardless of party affiliation
We hope that the PM has realised that without a poll-time government acceptable to all parties no credible election can be held. And in this regard although there is a perceptible climb down by the BNP from its earlier position for neutral non-party makeup, the bone of contention, Sheikh Hasina being head of a poll-time government, still remains. And unless that is resolved the situation will persist no matter how many elections are held.