There is no scope to express "helplessness" by the Election Commission, but they have an "inherent power" to take action against those who "dishonours" the commission's directives, said Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan).
Citizens’ platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) today urged the search committee to work with full transparency by making public the names of the political parties and their proposed persons for the roles of new chief election commissioner (CEC) and other ECs respectively.
Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) yesterday protested Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda’s recent remarks about its Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar, saying the comments were “ugly, indecent, and untrue”.
The Election Commission could do nothing as no aggrieved person went to the court with allegations of ballot-box stuffing the night before election day, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said.
Names to be recommended by the search committee for appointments of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners should be made public for ensuring transparency in the process, eminent citizens told a webinar yesterday.