EC wants fast reforms that do not need consensus

Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said the Election Commission (EC) is going to recommend to the government a set of electoral reforms that are above political debate, reports UNB.

He said reforms could be implemented without delay as it will not require political consensus.

"We've finalised the recommendations that could be implemented immediately. We will send them today (Wednesday)," he told reporters after a meeting of the commission in the capital on Wednesday.

The meeting was held with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin in the chair.

He said the government earlier asked the EC to propose reforms that are eligible for immediate implementation.

Sanaullah explained that the EC categorised the reform proposals into three types - those that can be implemented immediately without political consensus, those that need political agreement, and those relating to rules that the EC can amend on its own.

He said the commission is not commenting on proposals that require political consensus at this stage.

"There are also reforms under the EC's jurisdiction, such as amendments to rules, which we can implement by ourselves," he added.

EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said the EC finalised 10-12 reform proposals that don't require political consensus and financial funds.