Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar on Wednesday emphasised on reforming the current electoral process to make polls meaningful.

Alleging that the freedom of the Election Commission (EC) is confined to its own system, Mahbub said that the EC is legally  independent, but in reality this freedom is confined to the election process.

Talukdar made the remarks while speaking at a programme organized to provide training to the returning officers of two city corporations in Dhaka at the Election Training Institute at the EC.

He emphasised for free, fair and neutral election in order to make the journey of democracy smooth.

Mahbub urged returning officers to show zero tolerance in creating level playing field in the coming city corporation elections defeating all evil forces.

On December 22, the EC announced that the elections to Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation will be held on January 30.