Explaining the term self-pressure, he said, “We promote our values. We have faith in our people and we want their decision. We want the overwhelming majority to reach the polling stations and exercise their franchise. Ensuring the presence of voters is a challenge. We don’t have any other challenges.”
Asked about the BNP’s claim regarding the US stance against such less competitive elections, the minister advised taking up the issue with the BNP, but did not shy away from expressing his views.