Dhaka: BNP on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has violated the election code of conduct by holding a meeting with her party’s 4,500 nomination seekers at her official residence Ganobhaban.

Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi criticised the Election Commission (EC) for what he said playing a silent role over the matter, reports the UNB.

‘The Prime Minister’s meeting with Awami League’s nomination seekers at Ganobhaban is a clear violation of section 14 (2) of the election code of conduct,’ he said.

The BNP leader further said, ‘The Chief Election Commissioner is silent over such unlawful party activities at a state establishment spending public money.’

He alleged that though the vehicle movement came to a halt on the roads in the areas adjacent to Ganobhaban on Wednesday due to gathering of Awami League leaders and activists, law enforcers did not take any action against them.

Rizvi alleged that the law enforcers are acting as per the directives of the ruling party.

He said the ruling party leaders and activists got huge legal and illegal arms over the last 10 years.

Though the election schedule is announced, the BNP leader said, the Commission is yet to issue any order to deposit arms to the authorities concerned as it wants to hold a ‘voter-less violent’ election.

He alleged that the Election Commission is working to keep the field level for a particular party.

Rizvi said people believe that police attacked their party leaders and activists and wounded them with bullets in front of their office on Wednesday at the behest of ruling party general secretary Obaidul Quader.

He alleged the clash ensued after police ran their vehicle over their leaders and activists. ‘We want to know from the Commission how come police ran their vehicle on people.’