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Election delay to invite more complications: Gayeshwar
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday warned that the longer the election is delayed, the more complications and questions the interim government will face due to its lack of coordination and inexperience in governance.
“Since the interim government is not an elected one, it can avoid taking responsibility for the country’s various crises. But the more the election is delayed, the more pressure and questions the government will face, and different complications will arise,” he said.
Gayeshwar, a BNP Standing Committee member, made these remarks while visiting the family of Nusrat Jahan Anika, a third-grade student who was killed in the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara.
He visited Nusrat’s home in the capital’s Diabari area and expressed sympathy to the grieving family on behalf of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.
The BNP leader said although the country is going through various crises, the government’s actions are barely visible to the public. “People don’t even feel its presence.”
Gayeshwar questioned whether government officials, apart from the advisers, are attending their offices regularly or properly carrying out their duties.
He alleged that corruption is continuing unchecked, just as it has over the past 17 years, and in some areas, it has even increased.
Gayeshwar said the current government is unable to function effectively due to a lack of coordination and governance experience. “Had they asserted their authority properly, many of these controversies might not have happened.”
He said BNP does not intend to criticise the interim government harshly, as it is a non-partisan administration. “Only an elected government is accountable to the people—not an unelected one.”
Gayeshwar warned that without an elected government in place, the country is likely to face further uncertainty, reports UNB.
He also criticised the air force authorities for conducting flight training in such a densely populated area.
The BNP leader said even after four days, the Air Force had yet to take any responsibility for the tragic crash. “There must be a proper investigation. Those responsible must be identified and held to account, so that such a heartbreaking incident is not repeated in the future.”