Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury saidthis year's this year's Durga Puja will be completed peacefully in a festive atmosphere with the joint efforts of all concerned.
He said, all forces including the army, navy, air force will be deployed in the elections. The people are the main force of the elections, when the people turn towards the elections, no one can stop them.
He said these things to journalists after exchanging views with all the district administrators, law enforcement agencies and officials of various departments at theChattogramCircuit House on Wednesday afternoon.
Regarding the election preparations, he said, there have been some discussions on the election in February next year. Various suggestions have also been made. I will discuss these issues with my superiors. I hope a solution will come after that. Our law enforcement agencies are well prepared for the elections. Training has started, the number of members has also been increased. Now there are about 30,000 soldiers in the field. There will be about one lakh in the elections, there will be navy and air force. We have police, BGB, RAB, Ansar Coast Guard, all of them will work in the elections. Fair elections do not depend only on law enforcement agencies, the elections will depend on the people.
He said, elections do not depend only on law enforcement agencies, it depends on the people. The people are the real power. When the people are towards the elections, no one can stop it. If there is consensus among the political parties, it will be positive. The media will also play a big role.
Addressing the media workers, Home Affairs Adviser said, if you disseminate the truth, the opportunity to spread rumors will decrease. In the past, there used to be a lot of contradictory news from neighboring countries, but because you have provided counters, it has decreased a lot. Still, they can try again. I request you to convey the truth to the people this time too. I have told all the DCs and SPs that the truth should be conveyed to the media. If the truth is not revealed, rumours can be created.
Regarding the recovery of weapons and security, he said that the police have had many successes in recovering weapons. They have been recovered with great difficulty, but some weapons are still out there. Due to the geographical conditions of Chittagong, especially in the hilly areas, the operation is a bit difficult. Although there are problems in areas like Fatikchhari and Raozan which are hilly and half hilly, the recovery operation is going on. The operation will continue even before the elections.
