Debate over Election Commission Act draft https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=350045 Published : Sunday, 23 January, 2022 at 12:00 AM Chttps://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=350045ount : 218 M S Siddiqui Debate over Election Commission Act draft Election Commission (EC) is constitutionally responsible for the conduct of elections in a free and fair manner. To ensure such elections, transparency and accountability are required at all stages of the electoral process. A strong, vigilant and independent. EC was very much in vision of the framers of Constitution. The manner in which the ECs have been formed is not constitutional since the independence. There is difference of opinion regarding the formation of EC. In the recent dialogues with the President, almost all parties meeting the president so far have suggested enactment of the EC law in the ongoing session of the parliament to meet the constitutional requirement. By this time, a draft law has been approved by the
The representation of three major political parties in the search committee was necessary since political parties were the most important stakeholders in any election.
