Staff Reporter:
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said the party will not go for any compromise or seat-sharing arrangement with any political party in pursuit of power in the forth-coming national parliamentary election.
“We are trying to contest in all 300 seats on our own. We will not negotiate with anyone for power or seats. Even if we do not win a single seat, we will remain steadfast in our ideals, principles and objectives,” Nahid told a press conference at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed Convention Centre in the capital’s Shahbagh in morning.
The press conference was convened by the NCP’s Central Election Steering Committee following the completion of nomination form sales held between November 6 and 20.
After the briefing, the party commenced a views-exchange program with 1,484 nomination seekers who collected forms for the upcoming parliamentary election.
Nahid alleged that various rumors and fabricated reports were being circulated about the party to mislead people.
“There is an attempt to push the NCP in a certain direction. But we have made it clear that our politics is for the people, and we want to reach them independently,” he said.
He added that the party remains open for discussion only if another political party agrees with the NCP’s manifesto, principles, and policy positions.
“Any political understanding, if it happens, must be based on ideology, not on power or positions,” he said.
NCP’s Chief Coordinator and head of the Election Steering Committee Nasiruddin Patwary said the party has so far distributed 1,484 nomination forms—761 offline and 723 online—averaging five aspirants per seat.
Ten interview boards have been formed based on ten administrative divisions.
NCP Chief Organizer (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam, Joint Convener Tasnim Jara, Senior NCP leaders including Mujahidul Islam, Atik Mujahid, Abdullah Al Amin, and Md. Ataullah were also present at the press conference.
