Won’t contest UP polls under party banner: BNP
BNP has decided not to take part in union parishad election anymore under the party banner although it participated in the municipality polls.
The decision came at the party's standing committee meeting, alleging that the local government elections are not held in free and fair manner.
"We excepted that the government will take initiative to hold a free and fair local government polls and the Election Commission will play a neutral role. But the arrangements in municipality and upazila elections are so frustrating that the party has decided not to participate in the upcoming union parishad election," said party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Addressing a press conference at BNP chairperson's Gulshan office, Fakhrul said free and fair election is not possible under this incumbent Election Commission.
"Its [the EC] task is to implement the agenda of the unelected government," he added.
When asked whether the party will boycott all sorts of elections, Fakhrul said, "Till now our party's decision is to boycott the union parishad polls. We will not nominate any candidate for the election."
The veteran BNP leader said they had participated in the municipality election as his party believes in democracy.
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