Coordinator of Ganasanghati Andolan Junaid Saki on Thursday filed a contempt of court case against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda for not registering his organization as a political party following the High Court’s order.
Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua filed the case on behalf of Saki at the High Court seeking punishment against the CEC.
On December 28, 2017, Ganasanghati Andolan sent an application to the Election Commission (EC) for registering it as a political organization to which the commission replied on June 19, 2018, in a letter saying it could not be done.
Followed by receiving the rejection letter, Junaid Saki filed a writ petition at the High Court in this regard.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda Dhaka TribuneOn April 11, 2019, the High Court ordered the organization to complete the legal procedures to provide license to Ganasanghati Andolan within 30 days.
Even after receiving clear direction and order from the court, the EC did not take any step within the provided deadline.
After getting no results contacting the EC several times, on October 10 last year a legal notice was sent to CEC KM Nurul Huda.
The case was filed receiving no response even to the letter, said Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua.