Staff Reporter :
While the ruling Awami League has detected the ‘intra-party conflict’ as the main reason behind the big failure in Comilla Mayoral polls, the opposition BNP has said that the difference between the two candidates to be wider if there was no vote rigging.
“”We could not keep our party united in Comilla as there were some internal problems in the party. Comilla City Corporation election has, however, proved that free and fair election is possible under the Sheikh Hasina’s government,” Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Friday.
Making the above remarks, the AL leader further said, “Our aim was holding a free and fair election. We got directives from the Prime Minister in this regard and we’ve implemented her order.”
Echoing the same, AL Joint-General Secretary Mahabubul Alam Hanif has said that the ‘prime reason’ behind the setback in Comilla City election was nothing but intra-party feud among the AL local leaders.
The statements of AL stalwarts came at a time when BNP claimed that free and fair election was not possible under the present government. “Now it has been proved through the Comilla City Corporation election that it is possible,” Quader said.
Earlier, the BNP categorically blamed that the Election Commission failed to hold a free and fair election in Comilla City Corporation.
“The EC is serving the government’s design in the election. Instead of carrying out its Constitutional duty, it is fulfilling the government’s desire. The police were seeking votes for Awami League-nominated candidate,” BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said.
Asking the EC to work neutrally to earn people’s trust, Rizvi has also demanded that the EC should resign from the office for its total failure to conduct a free and fair election. The BNP has also alleged that the Comilla City Corporation polls were ‘marred by widespread violence, vote rigging and irregularities’.
“The ruling party men became desperate in the afternoon of voting day and indulged in stuffing ballots, capturing almost all centres by blasting crude bombs,” Rizvi further said.
Turning down the allegation, AL General Secretary yesterday further said that his party’s main focus was not the election result. “Our main focus was free, fair and impartial elections,” he said.
Interestingly, AL candidate Anjum Sultana Sima said that she was satisfied with the Comilla City Corporation polls. Sima also said that she has fallen in an embarrassing situation due to failure before the party chief, which took place for internal conflicts of local ruling party leaders.
While the ruling Awami League has detected the ‘intra-party conflict’ as the main reason behind the big failure in Comilla Mayoral polls, the opposition BNP has said that the difference between the two candidates to be wider if there was no vote rigging.
“”We could not keep our party united in Comilla as there were some internal problems in the party. Comilla City Corporation election has, however, proved that free and fair election is possible under the Sheikh Hasina’s government,” Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Friday.
Making the above remarks, the AL leader further said, “Our aim was holding a free and fair election. We got directives from the Prime Minister in this regard and we’ve implemented her order.”
Echoing the same, AL Joint-General Secretary Mahabubul Alam Hanif has said that the ‘prime reason’ behind the setback in Comilla City election was nothing but intra-party feud among the AL local leaders.
The statements of AL stalwarts came at a time when BNP claimed that free and fair election was not possible under the present government. “Now it has been proved through the Comilla City Corporation election that it is possible,” Quader said.
Earlier, the BNP categorically blamed that the Election Commission failed to hold a free and fair election in Comilla City Corporation.
“The EC is serving the government’s design in the election. Instead of carrying out its Constitutional duty, it is fulfilling the government’s desire. The police were seeking votes for Awami League-nominated candidate,” BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said.
Asking the EC to work neutrally to earn people’s trust, Rizvi has also demanded that the EC should resign from the office for its total failure to conduct a free and fair election. The BNP has also alleged that the Comilla City Corporation polls were ‘marred by widespread violence, vote rigging and irregularities’.
“The ruling party men became desperate in the afternoon of voting day and indulged in stuffing ballots, capturing almost all centres by blasting crude bombs,” Rizvi further said.
Turning down the allegation, AL General Secretary yesterday further said that his party’s main focus was not the election result. “Our main focus was free, fair and impartial elections,” he said.
Interestingly, AL candidate Anjum Sultana Sima said that she was satisfied with the Comilla City Corporation polls. Sima also said that she has fallen in an embarrassing situation due to failure before the party chief, which took place for internal conflicts of local ruling party leaders.
