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The globally much watched and locally boycotted, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pocketed 154 seats uncontested in her one-sided election already to cling on to power. Today's election only proves how farcical election it is.
Meanwhile, the direct involvement of India in Bangladesh politics and specially in the elections lending support to Sheikh Hasina to hold the unilateral polls excluding the major opposition BNP has turned the situation highly volatile.
Emboldened with India's support the Prime Minister is riding on a highly politicized administration while remaining defiant to demands from home and abroad to hold the polls free and fair under an impartial arrangement.
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rokibuddin Ahmed yesterday said all preparations are afoot to hold the polls, however in only 146 seats while the election to the remaining 154 seats is already technically over without a ballot being cast by voters in polling centers. The Commission has gained more than Tk 500 crore, the people are the losers. More money has been spent than before in this fraudulent election.
Meanwhile tension of bloody confrontation is running high in the election designated areas of the country as BNP-led opposition parties are at work in the field to resist it. Agency reports said around 100 polling centers were torched, ballot boxes snatched and motor vehicles carrying election materials were vandalized at many places yesterday throughout the country and the incidents may further rise overnight. At least two persons were killed in election related incidents.
Those who condemn violence resorted to by the opposition have no idea of the liberation war. The violence of the liberation war was directed against denial of people's voting rights and free election. Thus we know that the liberation war began because Pakistan army refused to recognize electoral victory of Awami League.
But the ruling party and its leftist allies are projecting their strategy of the unilateral election as a fight to keep the 'fundamentalist, communal and terrorist forces' meaning the Islamists out of the mainstream politics. They forget that the liberation war against the people's voting right.
Some elements are even openly out to place priority over fighting the Islamist in the country instead of preserving democracy. Again being unmindful that the liberation war was for upholding democracy. They do not know what the liberation war was about.
Meanwhile, India has emerged as a visible third party in Bangladesh politics and specially dominating the election to secure the victory of Sheikh Hasina to form the next government. It appears that the Congress government in Delhi is having no sensitivities at all about a free, fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh. It did not care to know that no nation can fight extremism without support of the people.
The unfortunate truth is India has not been accepted as trusted friend of this region for democracy and political stability.
The intervention of Delhi is also visible in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan. India sees itself as a dominant power in the region to dominate politics of these countries.
Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshed's advice to the US administration that India understands the sentiment of the peoples of this region and he expected the USA to be persuaded by Indian policy toward this region. In effect India wanted the USA not to interfere in the democratic fight in Bangladesh.
But one of the top BJP leaders Dr Subramonium Swamy on the other hand has blamed the Congress government in Delhi in a statement on Thursday for sabotaging the chance of a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
He said BJP wants to see a credible election but Sheikh Hasina is taking the defiant attitude on support of the Congress government to hold such an unprecedented election.
We are of the view that the congress party of India is playing too dangerous a game for peace and stability not only in Bangladesh but also in the region.
The Western friends of ours must not leave us alone in this fight for democracy and peace.
source: News Details - The New Nation
Meanwhile, the direct involvement of India in Bangladesh politics and specially in the elections lending support to Sheikh Hasina to hold the unilateral polls excluding the major opposition BNP has turned the situation highly volatile.
Emboldened with India's support the Prime Minister is riding on a highly politicized administration while remaining defiant to demands from home and abroad to hold the polls free and fair under an impartial arrangement.
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rokibuddin Ahmed yesterday said all preparations are afoot to hold the polls, however in only 146 seats while the election to the remaining 154 seats is already technically over without a ballot being cast by voters in polling centers. The Commission has gained more than Tk 500 crore, the people are the losers. More money has been spent than before in this fraudulent election.
Meanwhile tension of bloody confrontation is running high in the election designated areas of the country as BNP-led opposition parties are at work in the field to resist it. Agency reports said around 100 polling centers were torched, ballot boxes snatched and motor vehicles carrying election materials were vandalized at many places yesterday throughout the country and the incidents may further rise overnight. At least two persons were killed in election related incidents.
Those who condemn violence resorted to by the opposition have no idea of the liberation war. The violence of the liberation war was directed against denial of people's voting rights and free election. Thus we know that the liberation war began because Pakistan army refused to recognize electoral victory of Awami League.
But the ruling party and its leftist allies are projecting their strategy of the unilateral election as a fight to keep the 'fundamentalist, communal and terrorist forces' meaning the Islamists out of the mainstream politics. They forget that the liberation war against the people's voting right.
Some elements are even openly out to place priority over fighting the Islamist in the country instead of preserving democracy. Again being unmindful that the liberation war was for upholding democracy. They do not know what the liberation war was about.
Meanwhile, India has emerged as a visible third party in Bangladesh politics and specially dominating the election to secure the victory of Sheikh Hasina to form the next government. It appears that the Congress government in Delhi is having no sensitivities at all about a free, fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh. It did not care to know that no nation can fight extremism without support of the people.
The unfortunate truth is India has not been accepted as trusted friend of this region for democracy and political stability.
The intervention of Delhi is also visible in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan. India sees itself as a dominant power in the region to dominate politics of these countries.
Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshed's advice to the US administration that India understands the sentiment of the peoples of this region and he expected the USA to be persuaded by Indian policy toward this region. In effect India wanted the USA not to interfere in the democratic fight in Bangladesh.
But one of the top BJP leaders Dr Subramonium Swamy on the other hand has blamed the Congress government in Delhi in a statement on Thursday for sabotaging the chance of a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
He said BJP wants to see a credible election but Sheikh Hasina is taking the defiant attitude on support of the Congress government to hold such an unprecedented election.
We are of the view that the congress party of India is playing too dangerous a game for peace and stability not only in Bangladesh but also in the region.
The Western friends of ours must not leave us alone in this fight for democracy and peace.
source: News Details - The New Nation
