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People reply to BNP’s falsehood over polls: Quader
DHAKA, Jan 16, 2021 (BSS) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul
Quader today said the people have replied to BNP’s falsehood centering
the polls by exercising their franchise in a huge number amid
festivity and enthusiasm in the 2nd phase municipality elections.
He told a press conference from his official residence on
parliament premises here after the end of voting in the second phase
municipality polls this afternoon.
Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said BNP is not
getting any support in their evil attempts to make the country’s
election system questionable as the people don’t believe in BNP’s
falsehood anymore.
“BNP sometimes loses their confidence in surviving in the election
field and carries out their evil efforts to continue their negative
political traditions of leaving the polling field raising imaginary
allegations,” he said.
He said though BNP opposed the voting in electronic voting machine
(EVM) system in purpose-oriented way, the people cast their votes
through EVMs smoothly.
The people have already become habituated to use digital technology
but BNP’s mentality stills remains in analog state. That is why BNP is
opposing the system, he added.
The AL general secretary extended congratulations to voters for
their spontaneous participation in the election and thanked the
Election Commission for holding the polls in a peaceful and proper
manner.
Mentioning that win or defeat is must in polls, he also extended
thanks to all candidates for contesting the polls to make stronger the
local government institutions to take ahead the democracy.
Massive participation of voters in the EVM system proves that the
popularity of EVM is increasing gradually, he added.
He said though BNP talks about transparency, they remained stuck in
the backdated and backward mentality.
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