Activities of the CEC
Nikhil Chandra Das Rampura, Dhaka
We the general people are greatly concerned about the dubious activities of the CEC. Since his assumption of the office, his actions have created doubt in the public mind about an acceptable voter list and subsequent holding of a free and fair election. We doubt whether the election will be held at all. The question may arise here that who are the play-back singers behind the questionable activities of the CEC, who directed the Commission against the decision of the court and wasted a lot of money (about Tk.60 crore) for making a fake voter list for the upcoming election? He has been playing hide and seek with the whole nation. Now even some ministers of the government are also raising their voice against the CEC for his unacceptable activities. As we know, the CEC is a constitutional post, which has immense responsibility for holding free and fair polls in the country. He has to be acceptable to everybody in the society. But we observe apprehensively that this Election Commissioner has been acting on different pleas and sometimes he seems to be too rude to the media because he does not want to express the truth to the media. It is certain that his acceptability has declined due to his suspicious activities. Now all the opposition parties are demanding his resignation and trial for misuse of public money for making a bogus voter list. Why is he unwilling to resign? What other vested interests does he want to achieve? Really, the gentleman is putting the whole nation in a flux. It is time the government came forward to take action against him. Does the government want to fish in troubled water? If so, it would be even more dangerous for the nation because the opposition has already declared that they would not allow any election under this CEC. We are waiting to see what action the Four Party Alliance government takes.
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