CEC flops, should quit

We find it extremely unfortunate that as much as Tk. 60 crore spent so far in preparation of a completely new voter list that the CEC has all along been obdurately insis-tent on, is going waste now. Had the CEC taken cogni-zance of the earlier directive of the High Court Division this would not have happened. The loss to the exchequer on this account as well as money earlier spent on per-functory preparation of voter identity cards focuses on the huge premium nation had to pay through impru-dence of highly placed people.

We now strongly suggest that the EC prepare an au-thentic voter list on a double-quick basis in accord with the directive of the Supreme Court. There is still time for household-to-household collection of data, a task which, however, needs to be entrusted to carefully selected enumerators.

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In the meantime, we also strongly feel that in order to uphold the dignity and legacy of this prime constitutional institution, it is time that the CEC and his team consider honourably quitting before some new controversies emerge. There is also a case of contempt of court against the CEC. To put it mildly, the CEC and his other associ-ates in the EC have lost credibility with the people at large. Frankly, it is our belief that protection of public and national interests should get precedence over individuals whosoever they may be.