We Did Not Want Such A Vote Like This

CEC Nurul Huda said, ‘We did not want such a vote like this’.We did not want such a vote, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda, in response to various allegations, including the possibility of voters being unable to enter the polls at various places in the Dhaka North and South City Corporation elections.Still don’t want to.

He said this while answering questions of journalists who voted for themselves at Uttara’s IES School and College in the Dhaka City Corporation election on Saturday.

Nurul Huda said, “We have instructions to the members of the law and order, if such an incident happens they will take immediate action.”

In the first few hours of the election, the CEC was asked about the clashes that were heard around the capital, including cocktails. “We did not want such a vote,” he said. Still don’t want to.

CEC urged candidates, voters and supporters of various candidates to keep the electoral situation calm. He says the environment for voting should be maintained. However, he has not yet received any formal complaint about the voting environment.

Regarding voter presence, CEC said, from what I saw in the morning, voter attendance is not good till now (9.30pm). I saw 20 voters coming to this center (Uttara’s IES School and College). Hopefully, more will come later. He said there were fewer people in the two centers that we visited in the morning.

Nurul Huda said, “We have created a voting environment. We have fulfilled our responsibility – returning officers, law enforcement personnel. There is no shortage of preparation in our direction. He said that the candidates who are participating in the elections, they have more responsibility to get voters.

If you say that you do not go out. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has commented that agents of different candidates should be able to survive in the polling station.

Responding to reporters’ questions, KM Nurul Huda said that agents should also be able to survive. It’s difficult to manage when one goes out.

He said the agent would not fight there but he would resist. They will say, I will not go. Even if he had to get out, he would go to the next arrangement.

The CEC said that there are directives to the law enforcement agencies in different centers, if you are accused of expelling the agents of a party from a center, then immediately return the agent to that center.

He said that if there is such a request to the agent or candidates, first inform the presiding officer. Then they will come out and tell a nearby magistrate if they find him. Then inform the members of the law and with them, they (agents) will go in.

He said he had not received any allegation of expelling the agents, adding that he urged everyone not to create chaotic conditions in the elections.

When the situation is out of control, the election is closed
The CEC said returning officers will take action if any irregularities are alleged. If I go out of control, I will close the selection.

However, the CEC said people are getting positive feedback on EVMs, adding that those who have a little difficulty understanding them.

It is alleged that many of the voters are having problems with the Fingerprint Print. The CEC said there are three to four ways to vote. If they do not get one, they can vote in other ways.

News Room,Feb 01,2020