Electoral offenders in past 3 polls should be punished: Badiul Alam

Bangladesh desk: Chief of the Electoral Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majudar on Friday said the perpetrators of crimes committed in the past three general elections should be punished.

‘Those who committed electoral crimes in the last three elections should be punished. The Election Commission (EC) committed the biggest crimes,’ he said.

Majumdar made this comment while addressing a shadow-parliament (debate) on the ‘role of the EC, candidates and citizens for a fair election’ arranged the Debate for Democracy at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC) here in the city.

He said the government is the most important partner in the elections after the EC. If the government doesn’t help, it won’t be possible even for a neutral Election Commission to conduct a fair election, he added.

About the newly constituted election commission headed by AMM Nasir Uddin, the reform commission chief said a tree is known by its fruits. ‘But, there is no big challenge for this EC. Because, unlike last time, there is no pressure from the ruling political party,’ he said.