‘AL to extend all-out support to EC’

City Desk :

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said their party will extend all-out support to the Election Commission (EC) in holding a free, fair and neutral general election slated for January 7.

“We pledge that the government will abide by constitutional provisions, rules and regulations. We are pledge-bound to extend all-out cooperation in all election related activities,” he said, reports BSS.

Quader was addressing a press conference at AL’s Dhaka district unit office at Tejgaon here on the occasion of the announcement of election schedule by the EC on Wednesday.

The AL general secretary said his party never thinks of government changeover though conspiracy as the AL is always respectful to democracy and elections.

“Awami League never went to power without election or people’s mandate. We struggled for establishing people’s right to vote,” he said.

Welcoming the EC’s announcement of schedule of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad, Quader said: “We are hopeful that the Election Commission will be able to hold a free, fair, neutral, peaceful and meaningful election.”