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600 JCD men watch Ctg election

Alleges Nagorik committee, asks EC to ensure fair polls

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Ctg
With a bombardment of allegations, Nagorik Committee leaders yesterday asked the Election Commission (EC) for taking measures by today to ensure a free and fair Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election.
They alleged BNP leader Assaduzzaman Ripon has engaged 600 Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders and activists from his NGO, National Democratic Front, to watch the polls as observers. Ripon is also a consultant of the LGRD ministry and former JCD president. The leaders told a press conference at Chittagong Press Club that they had filed an objection to the issue but the EC turned it down.
JCD men's presence as observers will surely hamper the prospect of a free and fair election, they added.
The leaders however hailed the EC decision to withdraw Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) commissioner Amjad Hossain.
But they alleged the EC at the same time violated its own directive of replacement of a new CMP commissioner. Instead, an additional commissioner was appointed as the acting CMP commissioner, they said.
They also smelt rat at the transfer of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Hadisuddin.
The former IGP came in Chittagong on Wednesday and asked CMP officials not to work in favour of any candidates, they said.
He was transferred for making this laudable instruction in 24 hours as part of a conspiracy to foil a fair election, they alleged.
The Nagorik Committee leaders alleged the ministers campaigning for State Minister for Civil Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin are taking full government protocol facilities and staying at the Circuit House violating the electoral code of conduct.
They questioned the selection procedures of 600 magistrates in the CCC polls and alleged Mir Nasir arranged selection of four magistrates from the civil aviation ministry.
The four might manipulate voting in favour of State Minister for Civil Aviation Mir Nasir, they observed.
The state-owned BTV and CTV are giving excessive coverage of Nasir's campaign in violation of the electoral code of conduct, they said.
Besides, fictitious cases are being filed against opposition leaders and activists to harass them.
They expressed concern at the appointment of all but two of the 577 presiding officers from a single religion (Muslim). Two are from the Buddhist community.
Committee candidate ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury alleged Mir Nasir's men are intimidating minority voters and opposition supporters.
AL presidium members Suranjit Sengupta, MP, Amir Hossain Amu and Tofail Ahmed also addressed the conference.
Former finance minister AMA Muhit, Prof Abu Sayeed, Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Obaidul Quader, Shahjahan Khan, MP, Rana Das Gupta, Moinuddin Khan Badal, former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University Prof MA Mannan and Maj Gen (retd) Subid Ali Bhuiyan, among others, were present.