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Allegations against Two Jessore MPs-elect

EC now looking to HC for decision

Staff Correspondent
The Election Commission (EC) is now looking to the High Court to decide the fate of two Jessore lawmakers-elect who allegedly violated the electoral code of conduct before the parliamentary election on January 5.
The decision came after a writ petition was filed by the two, Sheikh Afil Uddin and Monirul Islam, challenging the commission's move to cancel the candidature.
This is also the reason the commission cancelled its hearing on the allegations, which was scheduled to be held yesterday.
Afil and Monirul were elected from Jessore-1 and Jessore-2 constituencies respectively.
"As the matter has reached the High Court, the commission has decided to suspend the hearing for the time showing respect to the law," Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz told reporters at his office yesterday.
Hearing on this issue is scheduled to take place on February 5, said EC officials.
Meanwhile, EC sources said an election commissioner was against the decision and wanted the issue to be resolved within the commission.
Afil unlawfully instructed the party men in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore on December 30 to cast ballots again and again for Monirul Islam on January 5. "One hundred boys will always be in the queue. One will enter the booth and then stand at the end of the line again," he said.
Afil's campaign speech was taped and published in different newspapers. Afterwards, an electoral inquiry committee of Jessore-1 constituency investigated the incident and found it to be true.
On January 7, the EC issued show cause notices to the two MPs to explain why their candidatures will not be cancelled for violating the electoral code.
On the same grounds, the commission did not include the names of the two in the gazette listing the members of the 10th parliament, and they were not sworn in as MPs.
Afil and Monirul, in separate state-
ments, on January 15 refuted allegations terming those "completely false and imaginary". They claimed the tape may have been produced by electronic manipulation.
AFFIDAVITS
The EC today will inform the AntiCorruption Commission that the original copies of affidavits regarding information of candidates who participated in the January 5 polls will be available at the returning officers office in the respective constituencies.
The ACC on January 22 launched preliminary probes into corruption allegations against six candidates including former health minister AFM Ruhul Haque. A day after, the ACC in a letter to the EC sought affidavit information of the six submitted before the 10th parliament.