UNB, Dhaka :
While issues like army deployment, violation of election code and attacks on campaigners are there in the electioneering discourse, the bad practice of vote buying, which has already started, almost goes unnoticed, according to experts and contestants.
Talking to UNB, a number of candidates alleged that vote buying has already started in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), while some other contenders have already lodged complaints with the Election Commission (EC) seeking its steps to stop the illegal activities ahead of the polls, slated for April 28.
“We’ve come to know that money transaction has started and heavyweight candidates are distributing money among voters,” Junaid Abdur Rahim Saki, a DNCC mayoral candidate backed by Gono Sanghati Andolan, told the news agency.
BNP-backed general councillor of DNCC Ward No-36 Sajeda Ali Helen said she verbally informed the returning officer that the use of money has started. “Attempts are there to woo voters offering cash.”
While issues like army deployment, violation of election code and attacks on campaigners are there in the electioneering discourse, the bad practice of vote buying, which has already started, almost goes unnoticed, according to experts and contestants.
Talking to UNB, a number of candidates alleged that vote buying has already started in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), while some other contenders have already lodged complaints with the Election Commission (EC) seeking its steps to stop the illegal activities ahead of the polls, slated for April 28.
“We’ve come to know that money transaction has started and heavyweight candidates are distributing money among voters,” Junaid Abdur Rahim Saki, a DNCC mayoral candidate backed by Gono Sanghati Andolan, told the news agency.
BNP-backed general councillor of DNCC Ward No-36 Sajeda Ali Helen said she verbally informed the returning officer that the use of money has started. “Attempts are there to woo voters offering cash.”
