3 govt docs sued for violating poll code

Three government physicians were sued yesterday on charge of seeking vote for Awami League (AL)-backed Nagorik Committee mayoral candidate ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury at a view exchange meeting.
Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) Farhad Hossain filed the case with the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM). Magistrate Mahbubur Rahman on behalf of the CMM asked police to submit report after investigation within 24 hours.
In the case, the ARO alleged that Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Assistant Professors Mujibul Haque Khan and Nasir Uddin Mahmud, and Chittagong Family Planning Office Assistant Director Dr Mohammad Sharif sought vote for Mohiuddin at a view exchange meeting at Shah Alam Bir Uttam auditorium at CMC on June 10.
Being government physicians, they violated the electoral code of conduct by seeking vote in the meeting, the plaintiff mentioned in the case.
Earlier, on June 13, Returning Officer (RO) of Chittagong City Corporation election Jesmin Tuli sent a letter to the Election Commission to take action against the physicians.