The BNP on Saturday accused the government of a serious crackdown on opposition politics across the country with the aim of establishing an autocratic dictatorship as the country’s voters rejected the schedule announced by the Election Commission for the next national election.
Speaking at a virtual press briefing, BNP senior joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi called on the Election Commission and the government to cancel the election schedule and create an environment to conduct a credible, inclusive and acceptable election in the country.
“12 crore voters of the country rejected with hatred the scheduled election schedule announced by the Election Commission,” he said.
He said people who have been disenfranchised for the last 15 years have taken to the streets demanding the resignation of ‘autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina’ and the installation of a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee the next elections.
“Fascist Sheikh Hasina is carrying out a major crackdown across the country to establish autocratic dictatorship by eliminating nationalist forces and opposition parties and dissidents through a cunning plan after establishing her control over all state machinery including judiciary, administration and police. Is.” ,” the BNP leader said.