EC formation law won’t save AL

The BNP yesterday said the law on Election Commission formation would not protect the ruling Awami League, and people would not accept the law.   

"Earlier, the Awami League formed Baksal to save them and the same way they passed the Election Commission formation law this time. They thought it would save them, but they forgot that Baksal did not save them. They will not be protected even after enacting the Election Commission law," said party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Addressing a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club titled "Baksal: Black Day for Killing Democracy," the BNP leader raised a question about the motive of passing the law within a very short time.

He said the draft law was approved by the cabinet on January 17 and then it was placed in the parliament on January 23.

"Parliamentary standing committee was given a week to bring any change, if there is any, and then to bring it back in the parliament. But within 24 hours, they brought the law in the parliament and passed it," he said.

The "Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Bill-2022" was passed in parliament yesterday.

Claiming that this parliament does not have any right to pass this law, Fakhrul said, "This parliament is not elected by the people. So, this law is not acceptable to us and the people of the country."

Reiterating that the BNP will not take part in any election held under Sheikh Hasina-led government, he said, "We don't want to enter another Baksal-like era."