Question will arise if advisers use power in electoral field

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said that if advisers use their power to create an electoral field to their own advantage, questions will arise regarding the neutrality of the interim government.

"One adviser instructed the Superintendent of Police in Cumilla, which is his own area, to arrest BNP leaders. An adviser's duty is to act impartially. How will they ensure a free and fair election?" he said.

Rizvi made the remarks at a discussion organised by the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal at the Jatiya Press Club, marking the 44th martyrdom anniversary of party founder and former president Ziaur Rahman.

"Advisers must remain impartial. If instead of being impartial, they start creating their own electoral field while holding state power in their hands, won't that raise questions? Of course it will," Rizvi said.