The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

After embracing a huge defeat by its rivals in the just concluded parliamentary elections, BNP secretary general Khandker Delwar Hossain yesterday reiterated allegations of vote rigging.

He, however, said 'an elected government by rigging is better than a non-elected government.'

"There was massive rigging in the polls by casting fake votes in the polls," he told the journalists after offering his fateha at the mausoleum of Shahid President Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of 30 th founding anniversary of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JSD), student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

He termed the elections 'staged managed' and hinted that his party would not go for protest movement against its outcome right now.

Replying to a question on the manner of the polls he said " People's rights to vote has grossly been buried in the name of election which did not get acceptability to the people".

"As time passes by, it has gradually been unfolding that it was a blueprint election," he added and questioned whether the ballot boxes were 'pre-loaded' with ballots snatching away people's right to vote.

When asked on the next course of programme of the party Delwar said, "First of all we would examine the activities of the Awami League led grand alliance".

He said they would work to strengthen and bring discipline in the party in the meantime.

"BNP would remain with the people of the country," he mentioned.