BNP, one of the country’s major political parties, is set to take streets again, as the leaders are not satisfied with the Chief Adviser’s remark on13th National Parliament Election.
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus recently revealed that the election date can be set between the end of 2025 and the first half of the next year.
Senior BNP leaders demanded for the declaration of a clear roadmap for election.
However, the party is planning to hold meetings across the country from next February ahead of their demand. Besides, the party aims to pressure the interim government’s “Go Slow” policy and complete election preparations.
BNP demands for roadmap
Demanding specific election roadmap, BNP is set to take the streets gradually by the next month. If it don’t see governments’ satisfactory move towards roadmap declaration demand, it will run assemblies across the country from February, aiming to pressurize to keep the democratic practice on track.
BNP leaders fears of deterioration of country’s situation with domestic and international conspiracies if an elected government is not taking the power. The party started sitting and discussing the issue with like-minded and ally political parties Saturday.
They said: “We are open to help government in election arrangements, and we already doing so.”
They said that they are giving a “reasonable time” for the government but the people deprived of voting 15 years are eager to apply their voting right.
Besides, the political parties have lost their faith in elections, that’s why the government should restore the faith on elections and move forward to election keeping political parties with them.
The leaders said “What the government wants to implement is unclear even after four and a half months of taking the power, that’s despairing for the party.”
BNP doesn’t want to see this government fail, said BNP leaders, adding: “Elections and election oriented reforms should be the priority of the government.”
“The Chief Adviser has provided an idea about elections, but there is no clear roadmap in it,” said BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, adding how much time will be required for related reforms was not mentioned in his statement.
The senior BNP leader is hopeful about receiving a roadmap and specific time frame for elections oriented reforms.
Election Preparation
BNP is out of power for one and a half decade and has been in disaster because of the fascist Sheikh Hasina led government’s torture and oppression.
However, the party’s high command is arranging its field prioritizing the 13th National Parliament Elections.
BNP wants election in the next year, and they started preparing from this thought. As a part of preparation, they are drafting constituency-wise draft of possible candidates.
This party also takes preparation to leave some parliamentary constituencies for its allies.
BNP is finalizing the party candidates for the 13th election by evaluating the leaders who are popular with the voters, have sacrificed for the party and are tested in deferent occasion.
In addition to being active in their respective areas around the upcoming parliamentary elections, the nomination contenders are also preparing for the elections. To activate the field-level leaders and activists before the elections, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is occasionally connecting virtually and exchanging views with the leaders and activists of various districts and upazilas.
“He is also inquiring about the potential candidates of each parliamentary area through various means.”
Tarique Rahman wants to give priority to relatively young leaders in more than a hundred seats in the upcoming elections. In the meantime, he has given the “green signal” to young leaders in various seats to prepare for the elections. He will finalize the candidates at the appropriate time.
BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said: “After the mass uprising, everyone wants national elections. People are eagerly waiting for the election.”
He said: “BNP as a democratic and popular party is always ready for election.”
Translated by Afsar Munna
