BNP calls EC ‘caged bird’

Accusing the ruling party men of resorting to terrorism and vote rigging in the third phase of elections to nine municipalities, BNP yesterday said the Election Commission has become the government’s ‘caged bird’, UNB reports.
“Elections to nine municipalities are being held. The ruling party cadres are resorting to hooliganism, irregularities and vote rigging as they did in the Union Parishad polls,” said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Speaking at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, he further said, “Though the ruling party men are flexing their muscles, the Election Commission is playing a silent spectator’s rule. It seems that the Commission is the government’s caged bird and it has nothing to do, except carrying out the executive orders.”
Voting in the elections to nine municipalities in seven districts began on Wednesday morning.
The municipalities are Ghorashal and Raipura of Narsingdi, Laxmipur sadar, Kasba of Brahmanbaria, Noakhali and Senbagh of Noakhali, Chhagalnaiya of Feni, Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar and Ramgarh of Khagrachhari.
Rizvi said Awami league ‘cadres’ have captured most polling stations, obstructed voters, snatched ballot boxes and driven out BNP candidates’ agents in Noakhali’s Sadar, Feni’s Chhagalnaiya and Brahmanbaria’s Kasba municipalities soon after the start of voting.
He alleged that the election officials, law enforcers and magistrates are not taking any step to ensure fair balloting and resist the ruling party activists from indulging in irregularities and vote frauds.

 

BNP calls EC caged bird

Accusing the ruling party men of resorting to terrorism and vote rigging in the third phase of elections to nine municipalities, BNP yesterday said the Election Commission has become the governments caged bird, UNB reports. Elections to nine municipalities are being held. The ruling party cadres are resorting to hooliganism, irregularities and vote rigging as they did in the Union Parishad polls, said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Speaking at a press briefing at BNPs Nayapaltan central office, he further said, Though the ruling party men are flexing their muscles, the Election Commission is playing a silent spectators rule. It seems that the Commission is the governments caged bird and it has nothing to do, except carrying out the executive orders. Voting in the elections to nine municipalities in seven districts began on Wednesday morning. The municipalities are Ghorashal and Raipura of Narsingdi, Laxmipur sadar, Kasba of Brahmanbaria, Noakhali and Senbagh of Noakhali, Chhagalnaiya of Feni, Teknaf of Coxs Bazar and Ramgarh of Khagrachhari. Rizvi said Awami league cadres have captured most polling stations, obstructed voters, snatched ballot boxes and driven out BNP candidates agents in Noakhalis Sadar, Fenis Chhagalnaiya and Brahmanbarias Kasba municipalities soon after the start of voting. He alleged that the election officials, law enforcers and magistrates are not taking any step to ensure fair balloting and resist the ruling party activists from indulging in irregularities and vote frauds.