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CEC orders RO’s to be alert against UP polls violence
DHAKA, Feb 06, 2019 (BSS) – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) K M Nurul
Huda ordered returning officers (ROs) and assistant returning officers
(ARO’s) to be alert against violence marking upcoming upazilla polls.
“You have to be on guard so that no violence takes place before, after
and on the polling day. If any one of you thinks that the situation has gone
out of hand, he can propose to halt the polling and the Election Commission
will do that. But no compromise can be made with any irregularities,” he
said.
The CEC said these while addressing the inaugural function of training
workshop for RO’s and ARO’s at Electoral Training Institute (ETI) in
capital’s Agargaon area.
“People will vote and elect their candidates of their choice. It is not
our duty to look for candidate’s party, religion or caste. Voters will elect
the candidate, whomever they think qualified,” CEC Huda added.
The chief election commissioner further said the polling officials have
to inspire the candidates to appoint agents in the polling stations, adding,
“We face embarrassing situation for this all the time. You have to make sure
that the agents can observe their duty without any fear.”
Presided over by EC secretary Helaluddin Ahmed, the programme was also
attended by Election Commissioners Mahbub Talukdar, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Kabita
Khanam and Brigadier General (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury, among others.
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