Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said the Election Commission (EC) is committed to holding free and fair elections as it has been formed on the blood of children, teenagers and young people, reports BSS.
"We are committed, we promise, we will repay the debt of blood that the youths shed by ensuring fair elections, InshAllah... However, it is a very big job," he said.
Sanaullah said this at a views exchange meeting with data collectors, supervisors and new voters on voter list update programme at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference room in Panchagarh on Monday.
He said, "The Election Commission will only lead and coordinate from the front. Everyone will follow the work at the field level. Starting from the 'chowkidar', everyone is involved in this process."
The election commissioner said, "We have no favorites, we have no side, we are only one side, the side of fairness, the side of justice, the side of fulfilling people's rights."
People will choose who will be their representative, he said, adding: "It will not happen in the Election Commission office or in balconies of the Deputy Commissioner or the Superintendent of Police or the office of any intelligence agency".
"People had lost trust in the voting system. People were not interested in becoming voters. We need to restore trust by creating awareness," he mentioned.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
