'AL confirmed the right to vote'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, ''Awami League made the Election Commission independent, given them the financial capacity.''

She said, "So that no one can steal votes and fill the ballot boxes in advance, transparent ballot boxes are in place. Awami League government did this."

The Prime Minister said these things at the 22nd National Conference of Awami League at the historical Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday, December 24.

Prime Minister said, Awami League's slogan was 'I will give my vote, I will give it to whoever I want.'

"We formed the Election Commission and let them work independently. Voter ID cards have been given to everyone. The Election Commission Appointment Act-2022 was done by us."

The Prime Minister said, if we had the intention of rigging votes, we could have formed the Election Commission like 'MA Aziz Commission'. But we did not dot it. In the 1996 elections, Khaleda Zia stole the votes and declared herself as the Prime Minister. But the people of Bangladesh do not accept it if someone steals their vote, the people of this country did not accept it."