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Lopsided election not good for democracy

Says EC Mahbub Talukder


June 21, 2019 00:00:00


Mentioning that the upazila parishad elections were lopsided ones as opposition parties did not participate in the polls, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder on Wednesday said no one-sided election is good for democracy, reports UNB.

He made the remarks in a statement after the fifth and final phase of the local government elections that ended on Tuesday.

The election commissioner described voters' apathy to election as an ominous sign for a democratic country and the nation.

"I had also said earlier that we don't want to join the mourning procession of democracy. Voters' indifference to election is pushing the nation towards a deep gorge," he said, underscoring the need for 'upholding' democracy through proper elections.

He also said upazila parishad election cannot be free and fair unless it is out of the control of MPs. "Their (MPs') role as advisers has tainted the grandeur of upazila parishads."

Mahbub Talukder also said they want the upazila parishads to be free and independent as per the Constitution.


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