BNP to accept polls result if not rigged: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed today said that his party will accept people’s verdict in the just ended Narayanganj City Corporation elections if any incident of vote rigging and other anomalies does not take place before the announcement of result.

“We will accept reflection of people’s verdict if nothing takes place behind the scene,” Rizvi said while addressing a post-polls press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka this afternoon.

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Strongly criticising Shamim Osman for casting his vote in favour of Awami League mayoral candidate Selina Hayat Ivy publicly, Rizvi said this is nothing but tantamount to show muscle power.

“This is not legal and is beyond the jurisdiction of the electoral code of conduct,” he also said.

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Citing past experience, Rizvi said, “Election rigging can take place any moment. The Election Commission and the local administration will have to remain cautious about this.”  

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The BNP leader claimed that the election was held apparently in a fair manner.