Awami League (AL) is not worried about voter turnout in the upcoming national elections slated for January 7, party's general secretary Obaidul Quader has said, report agencies.
"The voters will resist those who will try to obstruct and foil the election," he said at a press briefing at the party president's political office in the city's Dhanmondi on Monday.
"The voters cannot be barred from coming to polling stations by any kind of sabotage. Even the foreign friends have understood that a peaceful atmosphere of the election now exists in Bangladesh," he said.
Regarding boycotting polls by the BNP, Quader said BNP is boycotting the election as per their own decision. "Why will we force them to participate in the election? And Awami League is joining the election following the constitution, "he added.
Quader said Awami League is committed to transferring power to another elected government.
Responding to a question on seat sharing among the allies, the minister said AL has no problem nominating those who have capacity to win the election.
"If we give nomination to an unfit candidates just because of being our allies, it will be injustice to democracy," Quader added.
He said no significant incident of conflict or violence among candidates took place anywhere in the country centering the polls.
All the incidents of sabotage happening in the country are being carried out by BNP and its allies, the AL general secretary said, adding that the acts of sabotage will be defeated and people power will triumph.
The party's December 10 rally is not a counter programme of the BNP, the AL leader said adding, "We will celebrate Human Rights Day on that day and it is our democratic right. So, we have given a letter to the Election Commission to organise a rally on the occasion of Human Rights Day on December 10."
Among others, Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, organising secretary BM Mozammel Haque, Mirza Azam, Sujit Roy Nandi, were also present in the press briefing.
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