CEC nonchalance

ONE doesn't really know what to make of the CEC's comments made after his return from six-week leave abroad. During that time a lot had happened in respect of the UZ elections. And the actions, or rather the inaction of the EC, have caused erosion of public confidence in the commission.
We commented before on the rationale of the CEC choosing to go on leave at a time when a very important election was being held, and it is every five years that elections to upazillas are held, but we are surprised and indeed shocked by the way CEC has tried to shift the responsibility to everybody else in an attempt to absolve himself of the responsibility, and the commission for the manner in which the upazilla elections had passed off, particularly the last three phases.
It doesn't really behoove the CEC to take a sanctimonious position on a matter the conduct of which is entirely the responsibility of the election commission alone. To say that what had happened would have happened even if he were here is really a self-indictment
We understand fully that it is not individuals that matter but the institution. However, it is the individuals, particularly one who is at the helm, that make it operationally impeccable. Apparently, the CEC has not been able to infuse the degree of efficiency, and sense of responsibility in the team that would ensure smooth functioning of the commission even in his absence. Should he not do something about it?