Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said the commission would take necessary measure to prevent any communal tension in the country ahead of coming general election.
In this regard the commission would give all necessary directives to the law enforcing agencies, he said after a meeting with the leaders of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCOP) today.
BHBCOP leaders led by its general secretary Rana Dasgupta submitted a memorandum to the CEC expressing concern over escalation of communal attack ahead of general elections in the past.
Talking to reporters after the meeting the CEC said the BHBCOP leaders are afraid of such communal violence this year, and they appealed to the EC to give highest attention to this matter.
“We will ask the government to take necessary steps so that none can create any communal disturbance in the country ahead of the poll,” he said.
CEC said, any communal violence before general election is very much unexpected and we won’t allow anybody to destroy communal harmony,” he said.
Rana Dasgupta said they informed the EC over their concern and worry ahead of the next general election.
“We clearly stated that we want to exercise our voting rights as the citizens of the country. On behalf of religious minority communities, I would like to say that we want a violence-free election. We want the end of communal electioneering,” he said.
He said all evil efforts to foil election environment by spreading communal hatred and rumors must be eradicate.
Rana Dasgupta said, in the past we had got assurance, but there was no application of the assurance in the field.
“This time the CEC also assured us and we want execution of the assurance,” he said.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha