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98pc Biharis keen to become voters

Speakers tell press confce

Staff Correspondent
Ninety-eight percent of Urduspeaking people are interested in becoming voters of the country, said the speakers at a press confer encc in the city yesterday.
They however alleged that a certain quarter of vested group is resisting them to become voters
The press conference was organised jointly by Urdu Speaking Peoples Youth Rehabilitation Movement (USPYRM), Shamsul Haque Foundation of Syedpur and Association ofYoung Generation of Urdu Speaking Community (AYGUSC) along with Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit (RMMRU) at Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium.
Speaking on the occasion, RMMRU Convener Dr C R Abrar demanded enrolment of all Urduspeaking people who are interested
in becoming voters.
"Although the government has started the process of enlisting the Urdu- speaking people in the voter list after a verdict of the High Court, a certain quarter is resisting them to become voter," he added.
Dr Abrar said this group is doing so because if all Urdu-speaking people become voters, their interest would be hampered.
He said as these people are mostly uneducated and are not aware of the current enrolment process, only three days for enlisting a huge number of Urduspeaking is not enough.
He urged the government to allocate more time for enlisting the Urdu-speaking people both in and outside Dhaka as voters.
The speakers demanded punitive action against the people who are creating problems in this regard under the electoral laws.
They also demanded creation of a national taskforce with the members of the community, human rights activists, representatives of different political parties, rehabilitation experts, government and non-govemment organisations to look after their welfare.
USFYRM President Mohammed Sadakat Khan alleged that the vested group is threatening the people at Geneva camp in Mohammadpur to disconnect electricity and evict them from their residence if they enrol themselves in the voter list.
He urged the government to make an announcement that they would not be evicted until a durable solution is reached.
President of Shamsul Haque Foundation Mohammed Ashraful Haque Babu and AYGUSC President Mohammed Hasan also addressed the press conference.