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Commission’s failure. The BNP also bears responsibility. As a major political party, they were expected to act responsibly, but they are not doing so,” he said.

Mamunul also claimed that what he described as provocative remarks by BNP leaders were having repercussions at the grassroots level.

At the same time, he dismissed allegations of electoral code violations brought against him by rival candidate Bobby Hajjaj, describing them as baseless, and instead accused Hajjaj of breaching the code of conduct.

The Jagarani Padayatra began around 10:00am from Asad Gate in the capital and concluded at the Shyamoli Ring Road intersection.