BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said Gonoshasthya Kendra Founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury was not in a position to advise the BNP to accept the newly formed Election Commission (EC).
“The comments Dr Zafrullah made on the Election Commission were his personal ones. I respect him a lot. He’s a very good man. But he’s no one to tell the BNP to accept the Election Commission,” he said.
Fakhrul made the remarks at a rally in Mymensingh on Monday.
Mymensingh city unit BNP arranged the rally protesting the rising price of essentials and other utility services.
On Sunday, Dr Zafrullah thanked the president for appointing his “recommended candidate” as the new chief election commissioner and asked the BNP to accept the commission.
On Saturday, President Abdul Hamid appointed former defence secretary Kazi Habibul Awal as the new Chief Election Commissioner.
Fakhrul said they believe that fair and credible elections cannot be held under the Awami League government, no matter with whom the EC was formed.
He said their party will not go to the next polls if Awami League stays in power during the election period.
“People want an acceptable election under a neutral government for the restoration of democracy. There’s still time to hand over power to a neutral government quitting power as per people’s hopes and aspirations,” the BNP leader said, pointing at the current regime.
He criticized the government for the soaring prices of essential commodities and power, gas and water.
