Though the party thinks the two formulas for the election-time government recently given by the High Court areimpractical, BNP on Sunday claimed the apex court through it recognised that no fair election is possible under the current ruling party.The party also claimed that the High Court through giving two formulas has also affirmed that the country has been in a political crisis since the January-5 election was not fair and credible one. “The recent verdict of the High Court on the polls-time government has clearly demonstrated that the national election held in Bangladesh on January-5 was not the right one, and an inclusive election is not possible under such a ruling party,” said BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon.Addressing a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office, he further said, “The verdict has also recognised people’s view that no fair election is possible under a ruling party now in Bangladesh when there’s no cohesion among the political parties.” The High Court has recently come up with two formulas for the interim government to assist the Election Commission in holding the next two parliamentary elections.A High Court bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar provided the formulas with some observations in its full judgment on uncontested election of 153 MPs in the 10th parliamentary election held on January 5 last year. The full verdict was released at the end of the last month.In the first formula, the court suggested the formation of a cabinet for 90 days ahead of the election with 50 ministers from political parties based on percentage of votes they polled in the election. It also suggested that for the sake of an inclusive election, five technocrat ministers might be taken from the parties who boycotted the election to the present parliament.In the second formula, the court suggested that the wining party would govern the country first for a period of four years and the main opposition party would run the country for the rest one year of the tenure. About the first formula, Ripon said the HC through giving this formula has emphasised the necessity of an inclusive election in the country. “We also say the government must arrange a fair election with the participation of all parties. As the January-5 election was not inclusive one, the apex court has come up with such a formula. But this formula is not practical and implementable.”The BNP leader said their party does not think this formula will help the political parties find out any solution to overcome the current political crisis. “But it has been recognised through the formula that the country has plunged into a deep crisis as the last national election was not inclusive.”About the second formula, he said as BNP and some other political parties are not there in parliament this prescription is not applicable. “But the court through this formula has exposed that the ruling party failed to hold a fair and acceptable election under it.” Ripon said though neither of the two formulas should be implemented, the government should realise the inherent meaning of the HC verdict that the January-5 election was not free, fair, inclusive and acceptable. He said they hoped that the government taking the message of the court judgement seriously will arrange a fresh inclusive election under a non-party administration to resolve the current political crisis.
