, Oct. 14 -- In a sharp reaction to the Election Commission's latest letter, the National Citizen Party (NCP) on Tuesday insisted that the 'Water Lily' must be allocated as its electoral symbol, saying the matter "does not depend on the Commission's whim."

"Even today, what the secretary said essentially means that it's not about any legal bar - not giving the 'Water Lily' depends on the Commission's mood and kindness. We have been saying this, after the July mass uprising, no institution can remain outside transparency and accountability to the people," said NCP Joint member secretary Zahirul Islam Musa in a Facebook post, hours after the EC secretary's media briefing.

Earlier EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed told reporters that the EC...