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HASAN-BNP-CITY POLLS
BNP poses question to make city polls controversial: Hasan
DHAKA, Jan 4, 2020 (BSS) – Castigating BNP leaders for their imprudent
comments on upcoming two city corporations’ polls in Dhaka, Information
Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP’s efforts to make the polls
questionable are not accepted.
“BNP is out to make the city polls debatable and questionable which is
totally unacceptable. They always participate in the polls for making it
controversial and creating confusion among the people,” he told reporters
after attending a programme at Channel i in city’s Tejgaon.
The minister said, “I think they (BNP) should participate in the election
with the aim to win the race instead of making it questionable.”
About the arrest of one BNP councilor candidate, Hasan, also joint general
secretary of Awami League, said “The law enforcement agencies can arrest
anyone, if there are cases or warrant against any candidate of BNP or Awami
League or other 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. In 2018 general election, BNP did not join
election to win rather they wanted to make it also controversial. Now they
are also doing so,” Hasan added.
Earlier, the minister inaugurated a day-long PLG Nature Fair on the Channel
i premises organized by the private TV channel.
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