Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar today alleged that the freedom of the Election Commission (EC) is confined to its own system.
"Legally the Election Commission is independent, but in reality this freedom is confined to the election process," Mahbub Talukdar said.
"That’s why a reform in the election process is needed," he said in a statement today.
Talukdar was speaking at a programme organized to provide training to the returning officers of two city corporations in Dhaka at the Election Training Institute at the EC.
If the election is a precondition for democracy, the election should be held in free, fair and neutral manner in order to make the journey of democracy smooth, he added.
