Allegations against ECs put to make EC controversial: Kobita Khanam

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DHAKA, Feb 4, 2021 (BSS) – Referring to the letters of country’s 42
eminent citizens to the President to probe the allegations of
financial irregularities and serious misconduct against the election
commissioners after forming the supreme judicial council, Election
Commissioner (EC) Kabita Khanom today said these allegations have been
made not to create controversy against a particular person but to make
the election commission put to debate.

“Somebody has made these allegations not to make our election
commissioners controversial, but to make the institute controversial,”
she said while replying to a query at her office in city’s Agargaon.

The ECs who came here have already completed 30 to 31 years services
in different public offices, said the EC, adding, “we are doing our
duty with transparency here like we had done earlier during our
previous job.”

“We have maintained transparency during the tenure of our service,
said the EC,” adding, “So why we will make ourselves controversial
when we are in another new assignment for only five years.”

About the resignation of the ECs demanded by the eminent lawyers,
the EC said as the allegations have been made to the President M Abdul
Hamid, so there is nothing to say.”

Regarding audit objection on the training allowance, the EC said
the audit objection is common for any organization. “It is not
corruption. The audit usually takes place to oversee the accurate
expenditure of a particular sector,” she said.