Prime Minister’s call to ensure voting rights of people

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all concerned authorities to ensure voting rights of people and peaceful environment for the 12th national election.

The Prime Minister made the call while virtually addressing election rallies in Panchagarh and Lalmonirhat in Rangpur division, Natore and Pabna in Rajshahi division and Khagrachhari in Chattogram division together from the AL office at Tejgaon on Thursday afternoon.

She also asked her party men to work for ensuring a free, fair and peaceful national election on January 7 so that none can raise any question about it.

She also reiterated her call to vote for ‘Boat’ for continuation of the development.

“Participation of the people and the voters in the upcoming election is a must. It matters nothing which party is taking part in the election or not,” she said.

She mentioned that BNP will not participate in the election as there is no guarantee of rigging votes.

“There was no question about the fairness of 2008 election. BNP-led alliance only got 30 seats in that election. They will not take part in this election as they failed to assume power in 2008,” she said.

The premier reminded all that the BNP was been dislodged from the power twice by the countrymen on charges of vote rigging.

But the Awami League believes in election and thus empowers the people as it had established democracy and voting rights of the people after a long struggle.

The AL chief asked her party men to shun the path of violence and give scope for electioneering to every candidate, including the independent candidates of her party, to drum up public supports in favour of them.

She said all the candidates will have to go to the people and seek vote for them shunning the path of violence without interrupting others in their election campaign.

The Awami League president once again sought vote for her party's electoral symbol 'Boat' for the continuation of the ongoing development and transforming the country into a poverty-and hunger-free Smart Bangladesh.