BNP warns EC over EVM use plan

Senior Reporter: BNP has warned the Election Commission (EC) over the amendment of the Representation of the People Order (RPO) and the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next polls.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the warning at a press briefing held at the party’s Nayapalton office on Thursday.

He warned that the EC will have to be accountable to people if it does not back off from such move.

Fakhrul said, ““We would like to clearly say that we won’t accept the use of EVMs in the 11th parliamentary elections. We call upon the Election Commission to refrain from its evil efforts to use the EVMs and amend the RPO.”

He alleged that the government has taken the evil plan to use the EVMs in 100 constituencies to rig votes as it has got isolated from people.

He also questioned as to why the EC has suddenly taken the move for using the EVMs while most political parties during the talks with the Commission opposed its use in the national election.


risingbd/Dhaka/Aug 30, 2018/Reza/Mukul