Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday said no government wanted an independent Election Commission and that is why the election commissioners have been selected according to the choice of the governments.
"In our [Election Commission] strategic plan we have mentioned a way of getting rid of such culture," he said.
The CEC was talking to journalists on the concluding day of a two-day regional workshop on EC's five-year strategic plan and two-year work plan at the LGED auditorium in Chittagong.
Addressing the workshop, Huda said BNP could join the EC's dialogue on electoral reforms any time within next five months.
"The politics of conflict exists in the country and it is escalating day by day. But the Election Commission has to work amidst such conflicts. Let the politicians do their politics," he said.
There is no scope for delaying the parliamentary election since the constituency has made holding of the election in every five years mandatory. The 2006 poll was delayed and later held in 2008. It was not expected, the CEC said.
"We are formulating the five-year strategic plan and two-year work plan so that the new EC could function smoothly after our tenure," Huda added.
Source : The Daily Star
