Election Commission working 'free of political influence'
Friday, 15 January 2010
The Election Commi-ssion (EC) carried out various reforms and other routine activities with dynamism to strengthen democracy in the country remaining above any political influence in the last one year.
Election Commissioner M Shakhawat Hossain told BSS that people had a negative notion about the EC earlier. Now the people's attitude has changed following efforts by the EC with cooperation of the government.
He referred to the successful holding of the upazila polls on January 22 and said that there was no political influence from the government at any stage of the election procedure. It is very rare during the regime of a political government, he added.
Besides, the EC has held the presidential polls, elections to reserved seats for women, by-elections and re-elections without any political pressure.
Legal reforms, updating voters' lists and building server stations were also among the EC's activities in the last one year.
Election laws, and rules and regulations formulated during the last caretaker government have been passed in Parliament.
The EC has decided to hold dialogues with the political parties to make the electoral laws flawless.
Shakhawat Hossain said preparations are going on to hold dialogues with the registered political parties.
The EC has already taken preparations to hold elections to Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), 509 municipalities and 5,509 union parishads.
The DCC elections will be held in March and election schedule would be announced in February.
After holding the municipal and union council polls, the EC will arrange elections to Chittagong City Corporation (CCC).
Election Commissioner M Shakhawat Hossain told BSS that people had a negative notion about the EC earlier. Now the people's attitude has changed following efforts by the EC with cooperation of the government.
He referred to the successful holding of the upazila polls on January 22 and said that there was no political influence from the government at any stage of the election procedure. It is very rare during the regime of a political government, he added.
Besides, the EC has held the presidential polls, elections to reserved seats for women, by-elections and re-elections without any political pressure.
Legal reforms, updating voters' lists and building server stations were also among the EC's activities in the last one year.
Election laws, and rules and regulations formulated during the last caretaker government have been passed in Parliament.
The EC has decided to hold dialogues with the political parties to make the electoral laws flawless.
Shakhawat Hossain said preparations are going on to hold dialogues with the registered political parties.
The EC has already taken preparations to hold elections to Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), 509 municipalities and 5,509 union parishads.
The DCC elections will be held in March and election schedule would be announced in February.
After holding the municipal and union council polls, the EC will arrange elections to Chittagong City Corporation (CCC).