What is the next demand of the civil society?

For a long time, a section of the civil society has been demanding the publication of the names proposed in the search committee in the process of formation of the Election Commission (EC). In response to that demand, a list of proposed names was published in the search committee last Monday (February 14), which contains the names of 322 people. As a result, political analysts believe that much of the controversy surrounding the activities of the search committee and the transparency of the first election commission to be formed through legislation has subsided.

Following the demands of the civil society and several political parties, the law for the formation of the EC was first enacted in the form of their proposed law and it was passed in the Parliament. After the enactment of the law, the demand for disclosure of the proposed name was made by the civil society. Through this, the pro-BNP civil society adopted a strategy of putting pressure on the government and disputing the new election commission. But as a result of the courageous steps and actions of the search committee, that strategy has come to a standstill.

Now the question is, what is the new demand of the civil society to debate the Election Commission? For so long, a section of the civil society has been saying that the demand for publishing the name is the main demand. As such, there is no room for debate on the newly formed Election Commission. As a result, it remains to be seen whether the civil society will resort to any new tactics or make any new demands this time to make the Election Commission controversial.