The first-ever district council elections

The news that the first-ever district council elections will be held on December 28, 2016 is a great initiative by AL government for practicing institutional democracy. 

However, it is also true that voters of the poll will consist of elected representatives of union parishad, upzila parishad , municipality and city corporation, not the common people. It means that indirect democracy will be practiced in DC polls, which will vitiate the main spirit of real democracy. We expect that the government will internalise the significance of direct voting participated by common people.

Sarfaraj Mamun

University of Dhaka