Election Commissioner Md Shah Newaz on Monday said it would be impossible for the Election Commission to hold the local government elections including the much-awaited split Dhaka City Corporation polls ahead of the next parliamentary elections.
The commission cannot hold the split city corporations’ election as the Local Government and Rural Development Ministry did not delimit three wards in Sultanganj under the Dhaka South City Corporation, he told reporters at his office.
However, the commissioner said the EC could not prepare the voter list of Sultanganj as the LGRD Ministry did not solve the complexity.
The ministry informed the EC that it would be impossible to delimit the wards within the shortest time, he also said.
“The commission cannot hold the election as it is under the LGRD Ministry. If the ministry did not want, the commission would not hold the polls. As per the laws, the commission is just holding the elections,” he added.
About sending letter to the political parties, Election Commissioner Md Shah Newaz said it was a routine work. “The secretariat is concerned about the matter. I could not say about it,” he added.
About Bangladesh Nationalist Front, Shah Newaz said the EC did not give time to the emerging party third time violating the laws. The EC decided to reinvestigate the investigation report of the party as it opposed.
However, he said the commission would decide about giving registration of new political parties at the end of this month.