Some Comments on Election Results MBI Munshi From the recent comments of some BNP leaders I think they are taking the wrong lesson from this election debacle. The people did not vote for the AL because they started suddenly believing what the party stands for or that the public have adopted an irrational hatred for the BNP. The BNP simply should not have participated in these elections in such a unprepared and disorganized manner. What would have been the problem waiting things out? The result could not have been worse than it is now. Those who advised Khaleda Zia to succumb to pressure have a lot to answer for but it seems that they are still at the helm of affairs in the party. These pseudo intellectual types should be immediately removed from their positions. However the real reason for the scale of the defeat is something entirely different and this the AL have realized. It is probably the AL who are now more worried since the size of their majority puts an immense responsibility and burden on their shoulders. Simply put the people of this country are hungry and desperate. Hasina and her party have made some wild promises and pledges which will be near impossible to keep without great cost to the nation. If the AL are not able to deliver within a reasonable time the mood will change very quickly and retribution could be swift especially if prices continue to go up. It was largely the female voters and new voters who swung this election. It is this segment of the population who are most concerned at the price increases since they have to balance their family budgets. The BNP corruption and the war criminals issue certainly played a part but this does not explain the size of the defeat. The BNP should not make itself the target of the AL by being a nuisance since public ire will be again directed at it and be even more unforgiving. The public wants to see the AL deliver on its promises. The AL will attempt to do so but will eventually make a mess of things as they usually do. It is then the BNP should act and gain popular support. Hunger and desperation is now the defining issues for the public. In the meantime the BNP should do away with its old advisors and reorganize the party top to bottom. I had given Khaleda Zia a 10 point program for the elections. Most of it concerned internal issues that she can still be implemented. The other issues in the 10 points were to seek forgiveness and to choose better candidates. The first she did too late and the second was ignored probably due to time constraints. Most people I have talked to have said that if madam had sought forgiveness 1 month earlier then the people would have voted for her. The problem of the choice of candidates was insurmountable and so the BNP should have taken more time and not participated in the elections. By participating the BNP have legitimized the elections process and the results also. It is no point crying foul now. They will get little sympathy from the country. |
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