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Biplabi Ganajot, an alliance of seven non-registered political parties, on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to simplify the party registration process allowing a political party to be registered on condition of having just its central office, central committee and organisational charter.
A seven-member delegation of the alliance placed the demand in a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin and other election commissioners at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city, as per a UNB report.
“We’ve sought the registration to be granted on the basis of only a party’s central committee, central office and charter,” Abdul Monem, coordinator of the alliance and also general secretary of Bangladesh Ganomukti Party, told reporters after the meeting.
He said they discussed how to replace the current registration law with a more practical one as this bad law was formulated by the 1/11 government during the 2007-2008 caretaker regime. “The Hasina-led government made this law even tougher,” said Monem.
Formed in November last year, the alliance comprises Bangladesh Ganomukti Party, Bangladesh Green Party, Biplobi Gorib Party, Bangladesh Sarbajanin Dal, Bangladesh Peace Forum, Bangladesh Samybadi Dal and Prayat Neta Smriti Sangsad.
The delegation included Sarbajanin Party president Noor Mohammad Monir, Gorib Party president Didar Hossain, Peace Forum convener Jashim Uddin Raza, Smriti Sangsad general secretary Alok Chowdhury, leader of Samyabadi Dal Ahmad Hossain Bhuiyan and Green Party leader Md Mozammel Haque.