Dhaka: A new government is well-nigh to be worked in Bangladesh and at that very moment the undercurrent is on fire. A coalition of 11 parties led by Jamaat-e-Islami is taking out a big protest march in Dhaka tomorrow i.e. on Monday. They speak that there was massive rigging in the recently held 13th parliamentary elections, there were irregularities in the voting and there was a lot of violence without the elections. All the big leaders and workers of the syndication are going to participate in it.
What allegations of rigging have been made?
NCP leader Naheed Islam revealed that there was massive tampering in the vote counting. They say that at least 10% of the votes were tampered with and the results on many seats were deliberately overturned. Without the meeting of 11 parties in the Jamaat office, Nahid said, "The results were reverted by targeting some specific seats, due to which how can the unshortened referendum be tabbed fair?"
What has Jamaat-e-Islami demanded from the Referendum Commission?
Jamaat has directly challenged the referendum results. They have demanded a recounting of votes on 32 seats considering their candidates were wrongly defeated there. Initially the Jamaat had wonted the victory of BNP on social media, but later deleted the post and are now raising questions on the unshortened referendum process.
Why did Tariq Rehman meet Jamaat and NCP leaders?
On Sunday, BNP Chief Tariq Rehman met Jamaat's Shafiqur Rehman and NCP's Naheed Islam. BNP tabbed it an struggle to create a good undercurrent without the elections. This meeting took place at a time when BNP is going to form a new government in two days.
What was the score of BNP and Jamaat in the elections?
The BNP, led by Tariq Rahman, won a landslide victory – 49.97% votes and 209 seats, i.e. a two-thirds majority. Jamaat-e-Islami moreover had its weightier performance so far – 31.76% votes and 68 seats. But still the Jamaat is not happy with the results and is crying well-nigh rigging.
What will happen in politics from this March?
This big protest of the opposition just surpassing the insemination of the new government will remoter increase the tension in the politics of Bangladesh. The undercurrent is going to get increasingly heated in the coming days due to allegations of rigging and demand for recount. It remains to be seen what wordplay the Referendum Commission gives.
