Search committee activities nothing but a joke: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said search committee activities nothing but a joke. it is 'meaningless' to send names to the search panel for the formation of the Election Commission.

“There's nothing but a joke in its (search committee's) activities. The sole purpose of it is to confuse people and mislead them. It’s completely an eyewash," he said.

Speaking at a press conference at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office, Fakhrul also said it was proved through the national elections in 2014 and 2018, and the local government polls that a credible election is not possible under the Awami League government.

"So, BNP thinks sending names to the search committee and forming the Election Commission are completely pointless," he said.

The BNP leader said the new Election Commission will be formed like the last two ones through the search committee giving the ruling party a scope to control the elections in the same style as it did in the past.

"BNP thinks a neutral, fair and acceptable election is not possible under any circumstances under the illegitimate Awami League government which has been in power without peopel's mandate," he observed.

Fakhrul said their party thinks the transfer of power to a neutral government for holding an inclusive and acceptable election through an impartial election commission and thus establishing a representative parliament and government is the only way to overcome the current crisis in the country.