Sujon Asks EC to Arrange Free, Neutral DCC Polls

Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujon), a civil rights body, on Saturday urged the Election Commission (EC) to arrange free, neutral and peaceful Dhaka city polls.

The election of Dhaka south and north city corporations is scheduled for February 1.

''EC should scrutinize information provided by the candidates but it’s apparently not doing it. If EC provides people with correct information, then it becomes easy for the voters to make the right choice,'' said Sujon Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar at a press conference here organised at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday.

Pointing out that accurate information is a basic right of the people, he said EC’s activities appear as if  it doesn’t care about providing the people with accurate information.

However, Badiul urged EC, law enforcement, concerned government officials and political parties to ensure a fair election for the sake of the people.

''We should use electronic voting machine (EVM) in polls on the basis of consensus,'' he said.

Source: UNB