LDA to march towards EC if 24hrs deadline not met

Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) yesterday threatened to march towards the Election Commission (EC), if it does not announce a new schedule for the upcoming national election in the next 24 hours.

The coalition of eight left-leaning political parties came up with the threat at a protest rally held in front of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.

At the rally, the LDA leaders alleged that the EC announced a “one-sided schedule to hold a one-sided election” in favour of the government. People will not accept it, they said, urging all to take part in their protest in resisting this conspiracy.

Speaking at the rally, Saiful Huq, coordinator of LDA, alleged that the government directed the EC to announce the schedule in a hurry.

He also demanded formation of a neutral polls-time government, dissolution of the existing parliament and reformation of the EC.

Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator of Ganasamhati Andolon, a component of LDA, said the ball is now in the government's court.

After the rally, LDA brought out a procession that paraded a number of city roads.