Chief of the Electoral Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majudar these days (29 November) stated the perpetrators of crimes committed in the final three total elections must be punished.
“Of us that committed electoral crimes in the final three elections must be punished. The Election Commission (EC) committed the biggest crimes,” he stated.
Majumdar made this comment while addressing a shadow-parliament (debate) on the ‘position of the EC, candidates and electorate for an very unbiased right election’ arranged the Debate for Democracy on the Bangladesh Movie Pattern Company (FDC) in the capital.
He stated the authorities is the biggest partner in the elections after the EC. If the authorities doesn’t attend, it might maybe maybe now now not be doable even for a unbiased Election Commission to behavior an very unbiased right election, he added.
About the newly constituted election commission headed by AMM Nasir Uddin, the reform commission chief stated a tree is diagram by its fruits.
“Nonetheless, there’ll not be any big topic for this EC. Because, now not like final time, there’ll not be any rigidity from the ruling political celebration,” he stated.
Dr Majumdar stated many media didn’t present appropriate records referring to the final three nationwide elections.
“The position of the media in elections is fundamental. Nonetheless in the final three elections, some media deliberately did now now not define the truth, while some others were even compelled now to now not define the truth,” he stated.
The reform commission chief stated ensuring the participation of ladies voters and expatriate voters is continually a topic for the Election Commission.
Citing that the election system reform is fundamental, Dr Majumdar stated but time must be given for reform (in the electoral system).
