Violence within tolerable limits
Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz yesterday claimed that the violence that occurred during the third phase of the upazila elections was within tolerable level.
"It cannot be denied that some violence took place during the elections. But we think the degree of violence was within tolerable limit," he told reporters at his office at the Election Commission Secretariat.
He also sought cooperation from all, especially media and contesting candidates, to check violence and irregularities.
Elections to 81 upazilas were held last Saturday amid violence, suspension of voting, allegations of vote rigging, fake vote casting and assaulting election officials in more than two dozen upazilas.
Meanwhile, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Mohammad Zabed Ali in Chittagong city said legal action would be taken against lawmakers if they break electoral code of conduct.
He was addressing, as chief guest, a views-exchange meeting organised by Chittagong Divisional Commissioner's Office at its conference room.
“It is better that lawmakers do not participate in electioneering. But if they do participate in the campaign, they have to do it within the limit of electoral code of conduct. If they break code of conduct, legal action would be taken against them,” he said.
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