The civil society under the banner of Nagorik Committee 2006 is not going to form any political party but it may decide to put up some candidates to run in the next general election from their platform.

Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Debapriya Bhattacharya said this while addressing a press conference in the city Sunday, reports UNB.

"Nominating eligible candidates has now become a national demand… But people of the country will decide who are eligible and who are not," he said.

The 27-member Nagorik Committee 2006, also known as the Vision Group, held their first meeting on April 15 where they stressed the importance of disclosing the amount of taxes that a candidate pays before the election.

Bhattacharya said that the Election Commission (EC) has failed to fulfil the expectations of the people, and added: "We don't have any objection to reform the EC."

He also explained that the election process needs to be reformed, adding that political parties would also require to have political accountability.

"We want to see whether the political parties are nominating eligible candidates or not," Bhattacharya said.

The Nagorik Committee 2006 will hold a meeting with the EC and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and National Board of Revenue (NBR) to discuss about holding a fair election and help curb corruption in the election.

The first regional dialogue of the Nagorik Committee 2006 will start on April 29 in Mymensingh.