Castigating BNP leaders for their imprudent comments on the upcoming Dhaka city polls, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said the party’s efforts to make the polls questionable would go in vain.
“BNP is out to make the city polls debatable and questionable, which is totally unacceptable. They always participate in the polls to make it look controversial and create confusion among the people,” he told reporters after attending a program at Channel i in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Saturday, reports BSS.
The minister said: “I think they (BNP) should participate in the election with the aim of winning the race instead of making it questionable.”
About the arrest of one BNP councillor candidate, the information minister said: “The law enforcement agencies can arrest anyone if there are cases or warrant against them, even a candidate of BNP or Awami League or any other political parties.”
Referring to BNP leaders’ comments on the city polls, the minister said their statements underlined the BNP’s defeat in the upcoming polls.
“Their (BNP) main target is to put the city polls into question and impede the ongoing democratic process,” he said.
He also said the BNP’s allegations are completely purpose-oriented and baseless. “BNP does not participate in election to win rather they want to make the elections controversial."
Earlier, the minister inaugurated a day-long PLG Nature Fair on the Channel i premises, organized by the private TV channel.
