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In a letter to the president alleging serious misconduct, 42 prominent citizens
Forty-two prominent citizens of the country have complained to the president against the current Electoral Commission for “serious misconduct.” Not only misconduct, but also irregularities, corruption, and hiring. Prominent people say that the current Election Commission has betrayed the constitution, the blood of the martyrs of the liberation war, and Bangabandhu.
Prominent individuals have sent a letter to the President requesting the formation of a Supreme Council of the Judiciary to investigate these irregularities and corruption. They have also been asked to refrain from carrying out their duties until the complaints are resolved. He also requested a meeting with the President to discuss the matter directly. “I don’t know anything about the allegations,” Chief Elections Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda told Ittefaq. It would not be correct to comment without knowing the details. Senior attorney for 42 prominent citizens. Shahdin Malik sent the letter to the president. At a press conference on Saturday, KM Nurul Huda’s appeal to the president was raised to take action against misconduct and financial irregularities by the Election Commission. Dilip Sarkar, Central Coordinator of Citizens for Good Government, read a written statement at the press conference.
Dr. at the press conference. Shahdin Malik said: “We all think that the activities carried out by the Electoral Commission after taking office are serious misconduct.” The Supreme Council of the Judiciary has the power to investigate those who hold constitutional positions. Neither the ACC nor the police can do that. The president can give instructions. In this context, I have complained to the president. The President will remove them from their positions on the recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council.
Dr. Shahdin Malik said that article 48 (5) of the constitution states that the president can present it to the cabinet for discussion through the prime minister. When asked if hopes of removing election commissioners were realistic, he said there had been some bad elections in the past. The election on February 15, 1996 was probably the worst. What is happening now is the same. Such a choice is not desirable for any person. We believe that there is a deep crisis.
In a letter sent to the president on December 14, it was said that members of the current Election Commission headed by KM Nurul Huda have been involved in several serious misconduct since he took office in February 2016. Members of the commission, for On the one hand, they have been associated with serious irregularities and financial corruption, which is an actionable crime. In the same way, they have been committing serious offenses by violating laws and regulations in various ways. We are identifying some other areas of serious commission misconduct, including financial corruption and wrongdoing, for your kind information.
The outstanding citizens who signed the letter are 71. Professor. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury II. M Hafizuddin Khan 3. Dr. Akbar Ali Khan 4. Sultana Kamal 5. Rasheda K Chowdhury 6. Dr. Hamida Hossain 7. Ali Imam Majumdar 7. Professor. Moinul Islam 9. Happy poet 10. Professor Parveen Hasan 11. Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar 12. Dr. Iftekharuzzaman 13. Professor Ahmed Kamal 14. Professor Tofail Ahmed 15. Lawyer Z. Yo Khan Panna, 16 years old. Dr. Shahdin Malik 18. Photographer Dr. Shahidul Alam 16. Professor Anu Muhammad 19. Dr. Ahsan Mansoor 20. Former Secretary Abdul Latif Mandal 21. Architect Mobasher Hasan 22. Shamsul Huda, 23 years old. Professor C. Y Abrar 24. Lawyer Sara Hossain 25. Syeda Rizwana Hasan 26. Professor Asif Nazrul 26. Professor Rehnuma Ahmed 26. Lubna Mary 29. Professor Akmal Hossain 30. Professor Adnan 31. Sharmin Murshid 32. Professor Geeti Ara Nasrin 33. Professor Firdaus Azim 34. Syed Abu Naser Bakhtiyar Ahmed 35. Journalist Abu Saeed Khan 38. Journalist Golam Mortuza 38. Professor Robayet Ferdous 36. Professor. Shahnaz Huda 39. Lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua 40 Professor Nayla Zaman Khan 41. Zakir Hossain and 42. Nur Khan Liton.
Complaints against EC:Nine types of accusations have been made in the request to the president. One is financial irregularity and the other is electoral irregularity. There are three allegations of corruption and finance 1. Financial misconduct and irregularities such as receiving 2 million rupees on behalf of giving a speech as a ‘special speaker’, 2. 4 crore 8 lakh misconduct and irregularities in the recruitment process of the staff of the Electoral Commission and 3. Financial misconduct and irregularities in the illegal use of three vehicles of three commissioners. Electoral complaints-1. Serious faults and irregularities in the purchase and use of EVM, II. Serious misconduct and irregularities in the eleventh parliamentary election, 3. Dhaka City Corporation elections (North and South), serious misconduct and irregularities, 4. Serious misconduct and irregularities in the election of Khulna City Corporation, 5 Serious misconduct and irregularities in the election of Gazipur City Corporation and 6. Serious malpractices and irregularities in the corporate elections of the cities of Sylhet, Barisal and Rajshahi.
Financial misconduct: Citing allegations of financial misconduct against the Election Commission, the newspaper reported that the CEC and commissioners had taken more than Tk 2 crore without giving speeches for electoral training.
Corruption in the hiring process: Past In November this year, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder alleged irregularities in the amount of Tk 4 crore in the recruitment of personnel against the CEC.
Illegal use of luxury cars: in newspapers Another press release quoted three election commissioners as saying that three luxury cars were being used illegally. It is a serious misconduct to waste state money on important positions in the state.
Misconduct and irregularities in the purchase and use of EVMs: Opposition Ignoring the views of political parties on EVM, the Eleventh National Assembly decided to use EVM in elections. If the EVM used does not have the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail attached, there is no possibility to audit the voting result. The technical and advisory committee headed by Jamilur Reza Chowdhury, a leading educator in EVM manufacturing, recommended adding paper traces to EVMs used in Bangladesh, but the commission ignored it. The Commission was so excited about the use of EVM prior to the last national elections that the Commission started the EVM acquisition process before the EVM Acquisition Project was approved. EVMs in Bangladesh cost 11 times more than in India. The CEC later admitted that there was a failure in the EVM used in the last national elections, even after purchasing the EVM at such a high cost.
Apart from this, complaints of serious misconduct and irregularities have been filed against the EC during the eleventh parliamentary election. He said that no action had been taken against the violation of the pre-election code of conduct. No action has been taken on various crimes committed on Election Day. Many anomalies and inconsistencies have been observed in the results centered on the elections. In 213 centers, 100 percent of the votes were cast, which is not possible. In 590 polling stations, 100% of the valid votes have been cast on a single symbol.
The core results were also found to be inconsistent with the preliminary results signed by the Return Officer. In 32 electoral districts, the number of valid votes has increased to 45,598. In 19 electoral districts, the number of valid votes has decreased to 10,930. On the other hand, 1,097 invalid votes have increased in 40 electoral districts and 5,620 invalid votes have decreased in 20 electoral districts. Electronic voting machines (EVM) and paper ballots had a 30 percent difference in turnout. Which seriously questions the result. The coincidence of the results declared by the counting officer with the centralized results is a sign of electoral fraud, which is a serious offense.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) executive director, Dr., suggested his voluntary resignation due to allegations of gross misconduct against the current EC. Iftekharuzzaman. He told a press conference that the current Election Commission was directly involved in financial irregularities, corruption and misconduct, something that no commission had done before. Citizen-Sujan Secretary of Good Government. Badiul Alam Majumder said the commission had betrayed the blood of freedom fighters in the month of victory. Furthermore, he also betrayed Bangabandhu.
If you want to know about the letter, professor. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury said: “We, as conscientious people, have lodged the complaint with the president, the guardian of the state. We do not have the power to act. In addition, the people of the country also found out. Now, if the president cares about it, then there will be an investigation.
Ittefaq / AAM
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