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Staff Reporter

The Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Begum Matia Chowdhury yesterday demanded holding of Parliamentary elections before the upazila election.

Matia reiterated while addressing the party leaders and activists at a Milad Mahfil wishing for immediate recovery of former Prime Minister and party chief Sheikh Hasina, organised by ward no 37 of Dhaka City Awami League.

"The post of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is constitutional. But the CEC is conducting unconstitutional function influenced by the government, as he is eager to arrange upazila election first', She added.

She asked the Government that why the national elections could not be arranged by October, if they would be able to arrange upazila election at the same time.

She termed the Government approach regarding holding of national election as dilly-dallying, which she said was illogical.

Law Secretary of AL central Committee Advocate Shahara Khatun, Acting President M A Aziz and Acting general Secretary Advocate Kamrul Islam of Dhaka City Unit, among others, were present in the Milad Mahfil.