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The National Citizens’ Committee on Friday rejected the newly formed Election Commission, terming its formation as 'akin to the betrayal with the spirit of the mass uprising'.
The formation of this commission is 'akin to the betrayal with the spirit of the mass uprising' because it was done under a law enacted during the ousted Awami League government, the committee said at a press conference at its Rupayan Trade Centre office in Dhaka.
It added that the interim government had constituted the new Election Commission by yielding to the pressure from political parties.
Earlier Friday, the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, a retired secretary, and four commissioners took oath.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin had appointed them a day earlier, acting on recommendations from the Search Committee.