Dhaka-BNP on Saturday trashed Democracy International’s survey report that BNP will only get five percent vote if any election is held now, saying the finding is not only absurd, but also a travesty of truth.“The survey report says Awami League will get 38 percent vote while BNP five percent if a national election is held now. It’s a part of a deep-rotted conspiracy,” said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Speaking at a press briefing, he questioned about the procedure of selecting samples, collecting information and data analysis of the survey. “There’s no similarity between the reality and survey findings.”
He doubted that government’s statistics on the polling stations that were snatched and witnesses unilateral voting under the current regime may be the main source of survey.
The US-based Democracy International with the support of USAID and UK Aid conducted the survey from October 23 to October 31, and disclosed its findings on Friday.
Rizvi said law and order sharply deteriorated, and the incidents of killing extrajudicial killings, rape and torture are going unabated and the human rights are at stake in the country under the rule current government.
He questioned how the government can enjoy that much of popularity. “It’s only a mockery with the people who lost their democracy. It can easily be understood that this survey is also a part of an international master plan.”
The BNP’s leader observed that no undemocratic government in the world could gain popularity anytime. “The government has made killing and bloodletting as its programme to cling to programme.”
