AL sees getting registered within EC's time impossible
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Awami League (AL) central leaders Monday said it would not be possible for the political parties to get registered within the Election Commission (EC) given timeframe that set an October 15 deadline, reports UNB.
"We will have to arrange party council to take all necessary decisions for getting registered with the EC. But now the state of emergency is prevailing, and if the emergency law is not removed by this time, it will not be possible for us to hold the council," said AL presidium member Amir Hossain Amu.
He was talking to journalists on the sidelines of a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in the afternoon, shortly after the EC announcement.
Amu said the government should not have finalised the date without consulting the political parties.
"We hope the government will talk to us and review the timeframe for party registration. If the government does not talk to us, we will hold party meeting and take the right decision," he said.
Another Presidium member, Suranjit Sengupta, termed the registration timeframe unrealistic, saying that it is not possible to arrange upazila elections, national elections and the registration almost at the same time.
The EC begins the registration of political parties Wednesday, setting October 15 as the last date for submitting application for getting registered with the EC as prerequisite for contesting the coming polls.
Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda said the registration process would be finalised by October 30, in the run-up to the December polls.
"We will have to arrange party council to take all necessary decisions for getting registered with the EC. But now the state of emergency is prevailing, and if the emergency law is not removed by this time, it will not be possible for us to hold the council," said AL presidium member Amir Hossain Amu.
He was talking to journalists on the sidelines of a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in the afternoon, shortly after the EC announcement.
Amu said the government should not have finalised the date without consulting the political parties.
"We hope the government will talk to us and review the timeframe for party registration. If the government does not talk to us, we will hold party meeting and take the right decision," he said.
Another Presidium member, Suranjit Sengupta, termed the registration timeframe unrealistic, saying that it is not possible to arrange upazila elections, national elections and the registration almost at the same time.
The EC begins the registration of political parties Wednesday, setting October 15 as the last date for submitting application for getting registered with the EC as prerequisite for contesting the coming polls.
Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda said the registration process would be finalised by October 30, in the run-up to the December polls.