Staff Reporter :
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has accused the BNP of spreading propaganda over use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to the Dhaka north and south city corporations.
“The BNP is spreading such propaganda to make the polls questionable,” he told a media briefing at the AL president’s Dhanmondi offices in the city on Saturday.
The AL general secretary said all the polls held in the past with EVM system were free and fair and several BNP-nominated candidates also won in those elections.
He expressed the hope that the AL mayoral candidates, who have a clean image, will win in the polls as a mass wave has been created in their favour.
“Before any elections, BNP claims that that their popularity is skyrocketing but after the polls, it is seen that they lose in the elections,” the minister said.
He added, “BNP sees daydream before elections… but their dream will be turned into a nightmare in this city polls.”
Quader said if BNP wins in the polls, they say election was fair but when they suffer defeat, the party alleges that the polls were rigged. “It’s their old habit,” he said.
Noting that the voting date on the day of Saraswati Puja on January 30 has created commotion among the Hindu community, Quader said and hoped that the Election Commission will fix an acceptable date for the elections before or after the Puja.
“The Awami League or the government will have no objection if the election date is rescheduled,” he said.
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has accused the BNP of spreading propaganda over use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to the Dhaka north and south city corporations.
“The BNP is spreading such propaganda to make the polls questionable,” he told a media briefing at the AL president’s Dhanmondi offices in the city on Saturday.
The AL general secretary said all the polls held in the past with EVM system were free and fair and several BNP-nominated candidates also won in those elections.
He expressed the hope that the AL mayoral candidates, who have a clean image, will win in the polls as a mass wave has been created in their favour.
“Before any elections, BNP claims that that their popularity is skyrocketing but after the polls, it is seen that they lose in the elections,” the minister said.
He added, “BNP sees daydream before elections… but their dream will be turned into a nightmare in this city polls.”
Quader said if BNP wins in the polls, they say election was fair but when they suffer defeat, the party alleges that the polls were rigged. “It’s their old habit,” he said.
Noting that the voting date on the day of Saraswati Puja on January 30 has created commotion among the Hindu community, Quader said and hoped that the Election Commission will fix an acceptable date for the elections before or after the Puja.
“The Awami League or the government will have no objection if the election date is rescheduled,” he said.
