The National Citizens’ Committee has rejected the modern Election Commission (EC) declaring it used to be fashioned under the legislation enacted by the ousted Awami League executive.
“The interim executive used to be forced to compose the EC by bowing to stress from political parties. Here’s tantamount to betrayal of the spirit of the July-August mass riot,” the committee members made the bid at a press conference, protesting the formation of EC ahead of guaranteeing electoral reforms.
The conference used to be held this day (24 November) at the organisation’s central place of labor at Rupayan Alternate Heart in Banglamotor within the capital.
Earlier this day, the newly appointed chief election commissioner (CEC) and 4 assorted election commissioners took the oath of place of labor for the next 5 years.
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath to CEC AMM Nasir Uddin and the four commissioners.
Stating that the previous executive has left the nation in a dire converse with one-sided polls, CEC AMM Nasir Uddin has acknowledged he does no longer favor any longer such forced elections.
“The date of the election will be fastened after needed electoral reforms,” he also acknowledged.
The modern fee has been constituted primarily based on the recommendation of a six-member search committee, which the interim executive fashioned on 29 October. The committee later suggested the names of certified other folks for the positions of the CEC and assorted commissioners.
On the press conference, the committee’s spokesperson Samantha Sharmin read out a written bid announcing, “In 2022, the fascist Awami League executive enacted the ‘Chief Election Commissioner and assorted Election Commissioners Act 2022’. This used to be rejected by the BNP and assorted political parties at the time.
“We were shocked to to find a examine the interim executive fashioned a search committee to compose an Election Commission under that legislation. Nevertheless, it would had been life like to repeal that legislation after the July-August student-led mass riot.”
The bid also acknowledged the manager has fashioned a committee to reform the electoral system.
“Their job is to post an overall proposal on the election system to the manager by 31 December. The cost led by Badiul Alam Majumder has no longer started working for no longer as a lot as 2 months. Their first task is to resolve the manner of forming the EC. Sooner than they made any proposal, the manager had already fashioned the hunt committee to compose the EC.”
The committee mentioned that the Electoral Reform Commission will be in favour of altering the legislation and has already ready a draft of a brand modern legislation, which is within the technique of being despatched to the manager.
“Elections can no longer be rushed under stress from political parties. If this executive leaves energy after a twelve months or extra with out completing the desired reforms, this would maybe maybe also be accused of completing the work of a caretaker executive in extra than three months, which is able to also question the legitimacy of the manager,” the committee acknowledged within the bid.
“Without institutional reforms, we won’t pass towards organising elections in a dash, right here is our inquire of. Dr Yunus and his executive must do no longer forget that so many martyrs did no longer give their lives to serve elections at some level of the devoted framework of a fascist and unlawful constitution. Furthermore, the intentions within the serve of the mass riot used to be no longer restricted to elections. If each and each form of reform measures must no longer taken to abolish the fascist converse system, the aim of the riot won’t be achieved and that will maybe maybe nicely be a betrayal towards the martyrs,” the committee acknowledged.
National Citizens’ Committee Convener Nasiruddin Patwari, Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, Member Sarwar Tushar, amongst others, spoke at the press conference.
