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News India Live, Digital Desk: India has called upon the acting administration of Bangladesh to conduct “inclusive, fair and independent elections” soon. This suggestion has been given by various political groups amid increasing demand for elections by December and widespread dissatisfaction among government employees.
The diplomatic intervention has occurred amidst the increasing dissatisfaction of New Delhi towards the interim government led by Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and the clear political uncertainty prevailing in Bangladesh.
The political scenario in Bangladesh is marked by conflicting time limit for the upcoming general election. While the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), headed by Bangladesh Army and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is insisting on holding elections by December, Yunus has indicated a long later time table, suggesting that elections may be held by June 2026 after the period of implementation of reforms, according to the report of Hindustan Times.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday reiterated India’s stance and said that Bangladesh should “find out the will and mandate of the people.” He emphasized India’s will of “positive and creative relations” with his neighbor, which is “based on fulfilling the aspirations and interests of the people of both sides.”
Jaiswal quoted Yunus as saying “Also addressed the report on Indian suzerainty, in which the responsibility of the issues related to the government was directly put on the interim administration in Dhaka. He stressed that such a statement seems to “divert attention from his challenges related to the government”, he further said that “there is no solution to blame others and external issues for problems.”
Jaiswal said in the weekly media briefing, “When such statements are made, it seems that you want to divert attention from your challenges related to governance there. And blaming others and external issues for problems is not a solution to the problem.”
A premature election has been sought at a time when the internal discord in Bangladesh is at its peak. Government employees are strongly protesting against the recently passed ordinance, which gives the Ministry of Public Administration the right to dismiss civil servants for misconduct without any long process. Thousands of primary school teachers are on indefinite strike demanding an increase in salary, and the interim government was forced to cancel the order to dissolve the National Revenue Board after extensive opposition from the tax body employees.
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