Unite to resist 'election farce'
Jukta Front Chairman AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday urged the democratic forces to unite to resist any “election farce” and restore people's voting rights.
“Democracy will be exiled forever if the elections see engineering and farce in the future. We must carry out our struggle to ensure people's rights,” he said.
Speaking at the council session of Bangladesh Muslim League, the Jukta Front chief further said, “Pro-democratic forces must wake up and raise their voices… We won't accept any farcical election. Restoring people's voting rights should be the number one priority.”
The 9th national council of Bangladesh Muslim League, one of the country's oldest political parties, was held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh.
Badruddoza, also president of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, alleged that people's voting right was snatched through the January 5, 2014 election through which 154 MPs were elected without people's votes.
He accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of breaching her pledge to arrange an inclusive election immediately after the January 5 one. “She said it was an election just to maintain rules, and would soon hold an election with the participation of all parties. But she didn't keep her word.”
Badruddoza, also a former president, urged the leaders and activists of Muslim League to play a role in restoring people's voting rights.
Advocate Badruddoza Suja was elected president while Kazi Abul Khair, secretary general of Muslim League at the council.
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