No rigging, no forgery to be allowed

Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday cautioned the field level government officials that any kind of forgery, rigging and willful irregularities while discharging election duties would not be tolerated at all.
He also warned the elections officials of heavy penalty in case of any ill-attempts, saying that neutral and intense supervision and monitoring of the government and the Election Commission will continue to this end.
The CA also directed them to maintain the current polls preparedness until the voting.
The head of the caretaker government gave the warnings and directives at an opinion exchange meeting with government officials of Dhaka Division at the International Conference Center (ICC) at the CA's office complex in the morning ahead of December 29 parliamentary elections and January 22 Upazila Parishad polls.
About 200 officials, including DCs, SPs, UNOs, metropolitan police commissioner, DIG of Police, Dhaka Range, senior officials of BDR, Ansar and VDP, and other election related officials from 17 districts of the division were present at the meeting.
This was the fifth such meeting after the first one held at Khulna on December 1, followed by Rangpur (Rajshahi division), Sylhet and Barisal. The last exchange opinion meeting of Chittagong Division is scheduled in Chittagong on December 23.
Home Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin, Cabinet Secretary M Abdul Aziz, Home Secretary Abdul Karim and one DC, SP, ADC and UNO, on behalf of the respective cadres, DMP commissioner and DIG of Police, Dhaka Range also spoke at the meeting.
Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Aziz Hasan gave the welcome address.
The field-level officials in their speeches expressed the determination to implement the government's key objective to hold a free, fair and acceptable election and apprised the meeting about their full preparation to this end.
Addressing the meeting, the chief adviser termed the upcoming 9th Jatiya Sangsad elections and the Upazila Parishad polls as very important.
He asked the officials to carry out election responsibilities maintaining total neutrality and transparency, to avoid all mistakes and follow the directives of the Election Commission meticulously.
Fakhruddin believed that the government officials would be able to achieve complete success by properly performing their responsibilities at this important time of the nation.
He said the present caretaker government wants to present the nation a free, fair and credible election. “The government has come very close to the objective.”
Fakhruddin said: “This election is considered as standard for all future elections.”
He said the present government has carried out many activities in the last two years so that black money, terrorism and muscle power cannot pollute the election. He told the officials to remain strict so that these vices cannot emerge at the last moment.
Fakhruddin said he believes that whichever alliance or party forms the government through winning the election, the true victory would be of people and democracy.
Home Adviser Matin in his speech asked the government officials to give top priority to the arrest of terrorists and recovery of illegal arms before the election.
Referring to the reported apprehensions of violence, reappearance of terrorists and ill-attempts by extremists and militants, he directed the law enforcement agencies to show zero tolerance in dealing with those.