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EC to warn Rajshahi MP for violating electoral code

Staff Correspondent
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday decided to warn an Awami League (AL) lawmaker for violating the electoral code of conduct ol the upazila parishad elections in its efforts to refrain MPs from influencing the crucial polls to local government bodies.
The EC will soon issue a letter to AL lawmaker Abdul Quddus of Natore warning him of his reported bid to influence the upazila elections. Quddus received around 80 miniature gold-made boats, AL electoral symbol, and campaigned for an upazila polls contestant. In addition, the commission will also issue a press statement urging all lawmakers to abide by the electoral
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code of conduct and if they fail to do so. the EC will write to the speaker of the parliament seeking remedy.
Election Commissioner Muhammed Sohul Hussain labelled the activity of Quddus unethical and said it was a clear attempt to influence the upazila elections.
Meanwhile, the EC yesterday warned Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Khairuzzaman Liton for violating electoral code of conduct by campaigning for a candidate openly, sources in the EC Secretariat said.
On the EC’s directive, its secretariat issued a letter to the RCC mayor asking him not to violate the code of conduct in future.
As per the electoral code of conduct, the RCC mayor cannot campaign for any candidate in the upazila polls which is nonpartisan in nature.
The EC yesterday postponed the election to Dighinala upazila parishad of Khagrachhari as it found evidence, in support of an allegation, that a candidate was forced to withdraw from the race.
Priyadarshi Chakma, a former chairman candidate in the upazila polls, made a complaint to the EC that he was forced to quit the race. The allegation was proved true after an investigation carried by the additional district magistrate of Khagrachhari.
AL LAWMAKER’S DEED Quddus violated the electoral rules by campaigning for an upazila chairman candidate after receiving around 80 gold-made boat replicas from him. our staff correspondent in Rajshahi reports.
Apart from part)' leaders, prominent businessmen, traders' organisations and authorities of nearlv 70 nrivarp
schools and colleges gave him the replicas duringhis reception at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Degree College ground Wednesday, said party-men.
Addressing the gathering, Quddus said. "AJ1 development works of Gurudasp'T municipality and upazila areas will go through our hands. If you want development, vote for our candidates."
Abul Kashem Sarker, chief electoral agent of a chairman candidate Sarker Emdadul Haque M Ali, submitted a complaint in this connection with Natore’s returning officer alleg-ingviolation of election rules.
Asked about the allegations, Quddus told reporters that he did not take the replicas home. n If anyone offers me a gift out of love, how can you find anything wrong in it." he said, adding that heleft the gifts at the reception.
Talking to The Daily Star Monoj Kanti Boral, returning officer and additional deputy commissioner (general) of Natore, had said "We are looking into the allegations."