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CEC to ask for troops again

'Govt's noncompliance a violation of constitution'

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
The government's noncompliance with the Election Commission (EC) amounts to violation of the constitution, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) MA Syed yesterday.
About obligation towards the EC, the CEC quoting Article 126 of the constitution said, "The government is bound to provide all support to the Election Commission as per its requirement, otherwise it will be
dubbed violation of the constitution."
"I said it will be a violation of the constitution," Syed repeated on a firm note, when his attention was drawn to the government's explanation questioning the EC's authority on whether it can decide on the troop deployment during the Union Parishad (UP) polls.
The CEC once again doubted neutrality during the UP polls without army deployment.
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As the government is yet to respond to the EC through official channel, the commission will send a reminder seeking deployment of troops, Syed told journalists at the EC secretariat.
Earlier, the CEC wrote to the government seeking deployment of the army to maintain law and order before and during the polls staggering for more than two months since January 25.
The government should let the commission know, whatever it may be, through official channel, he said.
Queried about a reported move by the government to remove him from office on the age ground, the CEC trashed any such report.
The commission will decide on its course of action later, if the government eventually refuses to deploy troops, Syed said in reply to another question.
Not only the EC, Syed said, but voters, candidates, observers, media men and even the common people want that the army be deployed for a fair election.
Earlier at a meeting with election observers, the CEC said that there was an option to consider troops deployment during the polls although the army has already been pulled back from the upazila headquarters.
"It is urgent to deploy the armed forces for a free and fair election," he was quoted as saying.