Staff Reporter :
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Monday said that the tense political atmosphere in the national election has made the people worried about the polls.
It has also said that a favorable environment which was needed for healthy competition as a prerequisite for participatory election has not yet been created in the country.
“Many candidates cannot campaign because of clashes among political parties, resistance to election campaigns and attacks, arrests and harassment. Even some candidates are unable to start the campaign yet. So, it is doubtful that the voters will go
to the polling centers if there is no favorable environment for peaceful election. If the voters don’t go to the polling centers, you cannot say it a participatory election or a free fair and peaceful elections,” Shujan said in a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club.
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) organized the press conference to reveal information of the candidates who are contesting the national polls.
Shujan’s Associate Coordinator Dilip Kumar Sarker presented the keynote paper in the conference. Shujan Secretary Dr Badiul Alam Majumder and Shujan’s Regional Coordinator Murshikul Islam Shimul were also present on the occasion.
Dr Badiul Alam said, “We have observed incidents of violence [during election campaigns]. Cases were filed against many opposition leaders and activists. Many of them have been arrested and sent to prison.”
“The general people are worried about the election,” he said. “We demand a free and fair election.”
Dr Badiul Alam accused the EC of not “properly scrutinising” affidavits of the candidates. Many nominations would have been cancelled if they were scrutinised thoroughly, he claimed.
“After the election, we hope that the EC will take action against those who provided false information in their affidavits,” he added.
Dilip Kumar Sarker said in his keynote paper that there were 10,41,90,573 voters in the country and more than 2.31 crore of them were young and first-time voters.
Altogether 1,871 candidates are contesting in the national election. Of them, 66 women are vying for 67 constituencies.
“Among the candidates, 61.67 percent are belonging to the Oikyafront and 20-party alliances, having cases against them. The percentage is 6.69 among Awami League candidates,” Dilip added.
Around 52.71 percent or 961 of the total candidates contesting in the upcoming national elections are businessmen, according to Shujan’s study.
Of the candidates with the business background, 180 are from Awami League Grand Alliance and 184 from the Jatiya Oikyafront, according to Shujan.
Shujan revealed information of 1,842 of the total 1,871 candidates who are contesting the polls.
They also disclosed their education qualifications saying that around 64.87 percent— 1195 candidates— are graduates.
Of them, 242 are contesting from the Awami League Grand Alliance, 230 from Oikyafront, 90 from Left Democratic Alliance and 178 from Islami Andolon Bangladesh.
They also revealed that 313 candidates have police cases against them, however Shujan did not specify the cases.
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Monday said that the tense political atmosphere in the national election has made the people worried about the polls.
It has also said that a favorable environment which was needed for healthy competition as a prerequisite for participatory election has not yet been created in the country.
“Many candidates cannot campaign because of clashes among political parties, resistance to election campaigns and attacks, arrests and harassment. Even some candidates are unable to start the campaign yet. So, it is doubtful that the voters will go
to the polling centers if there is no favorable environment for peaceful election. If the voters don’t go to the polling centers, you cannot say it a participatory election or a free fair and peaceful elections,” Shujan said in a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club.
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) organized the press conference to reveal information of the candidates who are contesting the national polls.
Shujan’s Associate Coordinator Dilip Kumar Sarker presented the keynote paper in the conference. Shujan Secretary Dr Badiul Alam Majumder and Shujan’s Regional Coordinator Murshikul Islam Shimul were also present on the occasion.
Dr Badiul Alam said, “We have observed incidents of violence [during election campaigns]. Cases were filed against many opposition leaders and activists. Many of them have been arrested and sent to prison.”
“The general people are worried about the election,” he said. “We demand a free and fair election.”
Dr Badiul Alam accused the EC of not “properly scrutinising” affidavits of the candidates. Many nominations would have been cancelled if they were scrutinised thoroughly, he claimed.
“After the election, we hope that the EC will take action against those who provided false information in their affidavits,” he added.
Dilip Kumar Sarker said in his keynote paper that there were 10,41,90,573 voters in the country and more than 2.31 crore of them were young and first-time voters.
Altogether 1,871 candidates are contesting in the national election. Of them, 66 women are vying for 67 constituencies.
“Among the candidates, 61.67 percent are belonging to the Oikyafront and 20-party alliances, having cases against them. The percentage is 6.69 among Awami League candidates,” Dilip added.
Around 52.71 percent or 961 of the total candidates contesting in the upcoming national elections are businessmen, according to Shujan’s study.
Of the candidates with the business background, 180 are from Awami League Grand Alliance and 184 from the Jatiya Oikyafront, according to Shujan.
Shujan revealed information of 1,842 of the total 1,871 candidates who are contesting the polls.
They also disclosed their education qualifications saying that around 64.87 percent— 1195 candidates— are graduates.
Of them, 242 are contesting from the Awami League Grand Alliance, 230 from Oikyafront, 90 from Left Democratic Alliance and 178 from Islami Andolon Bangladesh.
They also revealed that 313 candidates have police cases against them, however Shujan did not specify the cases.
