The opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front has said ballot stuffing, voter intimidation and violence marred the Dec 30 national election.
“With the help of law enforcement personnel and election officials, activists of Awami League men stuffed 30 to 60 percent ballots on the previous night of the voting day,” alliance spokesperson and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Thursday (Jan 3).
The BNP leader came up with the remarks while talking to reporters at city's Nirbachan Bhaban after submitting a memorandum to the Election Commission.
"It was mockery, a cruel mockery with the nation, and the nation has plunged into darkness with this election," Mirza Fakhrul said.
Earlier, a delegation of Oikya Front, led by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, went to the Election Commission around 3 pm and submitted a memorandum to the EC demanding cancellation of 11th national election and holding a fresh one under a non-party and neutral government.
The memorandum, signed by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, contains allegations of various irregularities in the national election, including creating obstacles towards getting nomination, ‘mysterious role’ of the EC and the returning officers in the scrutiny of nomination papers, arrest of candidates, discouraging local and foreign observers, creating obstacles towards electioneering by opposition candidates, controlling social and mass media and making the army inactive.
The memorandum also demanded cancellation of 11th National Election and arrangement of a new election under a non-party and neutral government.
Replying to a question why they came here while the new government has already taken oath, he said, "We’ve come here as the Election Commission conducted the 11th parliamentary election."
Answering to another question whether Oikyafront candidates who won the Dec 30 election will take oath, Fakhrul said, "We’ve rejected the results, so there’s no question about taking oath."