BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called the Election Commission (EC)'s decision to send a letter to the Home Ministry requesting a ban on political rallies between December 18 and January 7 'unprecedented and anti-people.', reports UNB.
Condemning the letter, Rizvi said, "The Election Commission, which has become a subservient and controversial state institution of the Awami League, has recently taken an unprecedented and anti-people decision."
The EC has requested the home ministry not to give permission to hold any political programmes or rallies, except those pertaining to the election campaign, between December 18 and the election day.
The request was made in a letter sent to the Secretary of the Public Security Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday.
In reaction, the BNP issued a statement signed by Rizvi on Thursday.
The BNP leader said, "The biased and incompetent Election Commission has taken an anti-people decision to organise a dummy election on January 7, 2024 through seat sharing."
Rizvi said it is now evident why there's a widespread distrust towards this Election Commission and why it is not possible to create a level playing field or hold free and fair elections under its authority.
"All pro-democracy forces condemn this unjust move amid misrule, corruption and unbearable price hike of essential commodities to suppress people's desire for freedom and independence," the BNP leader said in the statement.
EC's desire to stop protests is anti-people: Rizvi
FE Team | Published: December 14, 2023 23:46:16
EC's desire to stop protests is anti-people: Rizvi
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