Staff Reporter :
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) that would be used in the coming city election leaves no chance to cast fake votes using those. The election has been slated for February 1.
“Our EVMs are of high quality. No fake votes can be cast using those,” the CEC said.
He also warned that the commission would take strict measures if law enforcers are not found delivering their duty sincerely during the Dhaka city election.
CEC KM Nurul Huda said this during a meeting with the chiefs of different law enforcement agencies at Nirbachan Bhaban on Wednesday afternoon.
“We don’t want to hear complaints of irregularities and negligence in duty by the law enforcement officials. In case of minor issues you would have to solve those through your respective authorities of Police and BGB. We won’t let anyone get away with negligence during the upcoming election,” CEC said.
“We are sincere to hold a free, fair and credible election and we expect to have your full cooperation in the same way we had previously,” he said.
“Please solve any issue that emerges to make sure that the voters can cast their votes without fear,” KM Nurul Huda also said.
“We often receive complaints that polling agents are not present at the centres. You may not bring the agents from their homes, but please make sure that no candidate’s agents are driven away from the centres.”
Terming the attack on BNP’s mayor candidate in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls Tabith Awal was an unexpected incident, the CEC said the commission has taken steps in this regard.
Three election commissioners, chiefs of the different law enforcement agencies, EC secretary, and officials of the concerned ministries were present at the meeting.
