Mahbub Talukder says his speech ‘excluded’
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder has expressed disappointment over his speech about the election in Kanchan municipality being excluded from minutes of the 50th meeting of the Election Commission.
He sent a letter about it to Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and EC secretary Md Alamgir on August 1.
On July 21, the 50th meeting of the Election Commission was held at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka. At the meeting, Mahbub drew attention to an advertisement by “peaceful people of Kanchan Municipality Area” published in newspapers regarding the election -- held on July 25.
“In the advertisement, people of the area expressed concerns over the election being held in a free, fair and fearless atmosphere,” Mahbub wrote in the letter.
“I spoke at the meeting for the election to be held in a free, fair and peaceful manner.”
As his speech was not included in the meeting minutes, he asked the EC secretary to again place the document after including his speech. “But the secretary took approval of the minutes from the honourable CEC, bypassing me. Thereby, my right has been curtailed,” Mahbub said in the letter.
“There is no need for my presence at the commission meeting, if my speeches are not included in the minutes. This incident has set a bad example for the Election Commission.”
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