BNP has alleged that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has lost the moral ground to remain in office after Awami League nominated his nephew as its candidate for the Patuakhali 3 constituency.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the statement speaking at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office on Monday, adding that the CEC should stop pretending to have a moral high ground.
"Nurul Huda's nephew SM Shahjada Saju received Awami League's nomination letter yesterday (Sunday), and another aspirant AKM Jahangir Hossain said the ruling party nominated him to gain favour with the CEC during the election," said Rizvi.
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Rizvi also said: "We think the government has given the CEC a gift by nominating his nephew, and this has lost him the moral grounds to hold office."
The BNP leader said it is now impossible for the CEC to conduct the election in a free and fair manner, as his nephew is in the race with an Awami League ticket.
"Through his activities, the CEC has already demonstrated that he's an undeclared Awami League leader and he managed the ticket for his nephew," he added.
He also demanded that EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed be withdrawn from the Commission as his statements are similar to those made by ruling party leaders.
Rizvi accused the EC secretary of playing the main role in holding a state-managed election.
