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Gazipur By-Polls

RPO flouted in picking AL candidate

Staff Correspondent
The way the ruling Awami League has nominated Simeen Hussain Rimi for contesting the by-polls in Gazipur-4 (Kapasia upazila) constituency is in violation of the Representation of the People Order (RPO) and SEE PAGE 6 COL 5 FROM PAGE 1
the party constitution.
According to provisions of the RPO and the AL charter, members of Kapasia unit of the AL were supposed to send a list of aspirant candidates to the parliamentary board of the party to choose one of them to contest the by-polls.
"We did not send any such list to the party parliamentary board as it did not seek it from us," President of Kapasia upazila ALAzgar Rashid Khan toldThe Daily Staryesterday.
The AL parliamentary board at a meeting on Saturday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also chief of AL, in the chair
nominated Rimi, daughter of the country's first prime ministerTajuddin Ahmad.
Contacted yesterday, Suranjit Sengupta, a member of the board, however, claimed that there was no violation of the RPO in nominating Rimi.
Suranjit said this was an extraordinary nomination as Rimi is the daughter of the country's first premier. He also said they picked her on the basis of a “primary report" from the party grassroots to comply with the RPO provisions.
Suranjit, also a member of the AL advisory council, said they would sit today to
complete necessary formalities in line with the RPO.
Asked about it, Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz said the Election Commission may look into the matter if it is broughtbeforeiL
The EC will also examine whether Rimi has met another provision of the RPO that necessitates her becom-ingamemberoftheALatleast for the last three years, he said.
As per a provision of the RPO, an individual willing to contest the parliamentary polls with nomination from a registered political party must be a member of the party at least for three years.
Azgar Rashid, however,
said Rimi has primary membership ofthe party formore than 12 years. “We all are happy at her nomination , and all leaders and workers of the party will work for her in the elections," he added.
The parliamentary seat fell vacant following the resignation of AL lawmaker Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, who is Rimi's younger brother, on July7.
Shah Nawaz said the EC has already received allegations that some prospective candidates have started electioneering through posters, leaflets and banners. " Such electioneeringri^it now is illegal. We will take action