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Election manifesto
For the coming general election, the political parties are announcing their election manifestoes. In the meantime, the big two political parties i.e. AL & BNP have already unveiled their respective charter. AL has selected the slogan "Charter for Change" and the BNP "Save Country, Save People”. It is not a surprise that the election manifestoes of both Al & BNP are full of promises having 23 pledges from AL 8^ 36 from BNP. The promises include all aspects and expectations of the people, from eradication of corruption to ensuring job for at least one youth from each family.
After creation of our beloved country Bangladesh 37 years ago, both AL & BNP got people's mandate to govern / serve the country. Probably the people did not forget what they did in the past. However, both the parties (any one of the two will form the next government) are now again going to the people with renewed promises. Renowned economists of the country already expressed their reservations about the election promises of these political parties as there is no clear indications where from and how they will generate funds / resources for achieving the goals. Adding 5000-7000 MW power to the national
grid, setting up nuclear power plant, construction of Padma Bridge and a deep sea port, building an underground rail system or elevated monorail in the capital etc. will require massive investment and vast amount of resources.
When some one promises something, there should also be another clause telling what the promising parties will do in case they fail to fulfil the promises against which the people will vote them. Each party can also add one more promise, that if it is voted to power but fails to fulfil 60% of its election promises within first three years of its tenure then the government will resign and handover power to the opposition for the remaining two years. This system will enable the people to decide easily the fate of the parties during the next genera] election. However, to evaluate the performance / achievement of the party in power, there should an independent body and that is the crux of the matter.
Engr. Md. Aminul Hoque Khalishpur, Khulna
Election manifestos announced by major political parties appear to be a kind of bluff once again for soliciting voters. Making big promises like
removing Special Power Act, setting up metro rail, monorail, in Dhaka city and blah, blah, if elected to power is nothing but eyewash. None of the major parties are saying that they would decentralise power and divert all developments toward rural Bangladesh, empower union councils, develop upaziias etc. What we need is development of other towns and cities and make Dhaka less attractive for rural people to migrate here. We need super highways to connect all metropolitan cities, remove all industries from the capital. We don't need metro rail or monorail. Enough has been discussed on these projects.
What we need is a disciplined and strict traffic rules, more roads and bypasses. We want police to work independently and it should not become a tool in the hands of party in power for suppressing the opposition and dissidents. We don't want to see interference by political parties in educational institutes and universities. We don't want to see hartals for hartal's sake. Political parties have failed to reflect the wishes of the mass in their election manifestos. What we see are bogus election manifestos.
Ziauddin Ahmed
Gulshan, Dhaka