Staff Reporter :
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday directed the law enforcement agencies to go hard if irregularities take place during the upcoming Union Parishad elections.
“Law enforcers will take tough action against those who will try to create unrest and irregularities during the polling. In case of necessary, police will use their last bullet,” he told journalists
The first phase of the UP polls is scheduled to be held on March 22.
The CEC made the remark after a coordination meeting of the Election Commission with law enforcement agencies and local administrations about security measures during countrywide Union Parishad polls held at the National Economic Council auditorium.
The chiefs of the Police, the RAB, the BGB, the Coast Guard the Ansar, different intelligence agencies and high ups from the home ministry joined the meeting.
Four election commissioners namely Mohammad Abdul Mobarak, Abu Hafiz, Md Zabed Ali and Shah Nawaz, and EC Secretary Sirajul Islam were also present there.
“The presiding officers and law enforcers will make it sure that there will be no ballot stuffing, while police will check untoward incidents during voting hours at polling stations,” he said.
CEC said those who stuff ballots are a handful of miscreants, who do not belong to any specific political party and they will face toughest action if caught.
He urged the political parties, candidates and their supporters to help make the elections peaceful.
Replying to a query about any pressure from the government, he ruled out the allegation and called it baseless and untrue.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday directed the law enforcement agencies to go hard if irregularities take place during the upcoming Union Parishad elections.
“Law enforcers will take tough action against those who will try to create unrest and irregularities during the polling. In case of necessary, police will use their last bullet,” he told journalists
The first phase of the UP polls is scheduled to be held on March 22.
The CEC made the remark after a coordination meeting of the Election Commission with law enforcement agencies and local administrations about security measures during countrywide Union Parishad polls held at the National Economic Council auditorium.
The chiefs of the Police, the RAB, the BGB, the Coast Guard the Ansar, different intelligence agencies and high ups from the home ministry joined the meeting.
Four election commissioners namely Mohammad Abdul Mobarak, Abu Hafiz, Md Zabed Ali and Shah Nawaz, and EC Secretary Sirajul Islam were also present there.
“The presiding officers and law enforcers will make it sure that there will be no ballot stuffing, while police will check untoward incidents during voting hours at polling stations,” he said.
CEC said those who stuff ballots are a handful of miscreants, who do not belong to any specific political party and they will face toughest action if caught.
He urged the political parties, candidates and their supporters to help make the elections peaceful.
Replying to a query about any pressure from the government, he ruled out the allegation and called it baseless and untrue.
