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The country nowadays sees lopsided elections. But such
elections cannot be an element of multi-party democracy, said Election
Commissioner Mahbub Taluker on Monday.
“Looking back at the past, I feel we need self-assessment.
We feel complacent with almost all the elections saying those free, fair and
peaceful ones. But our sayings are not consistent with the people's
realisation. There should be an effort to hear not only from political parties
but also from the people,” he said in a media release, marking the commencement
of the fifth year of the commission.
EC Mahbub noted that the election management is now on the
edge due to a lack of necessary amendment. Negotiation is needed among the political
parties and all sides concerned to fix the issue.
“Going through the results of the municipality polls, I
assume that the elections are now heading to asylum. An election is meant for
choosing a candidate out of many through voting. But it is hardly seen in
recent days,” he said, raising a question “is the elections are pre-determined?”
Observing that breaching code of conduct and violence have
now been common in elections, Mahbub Talukder came up with a fear that union
parishad elections that are slated for May this year in phases may also see
violence.
He stressed finding a way to get rid of the curse of death
during the election.
“It is a must to look into why our efforts to hold a fair
election is not being effective and take necessary steps,” he added.
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