Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghity Samity demanded immediate removal of Returning Officer for the upcoming national election to Khagrachhari Md Masud Karim.
Activists and leaders of the party said the returning officer should resign from his post without any delay as he had unjustly cancelled the candidature of independent candidate Sudha Sindhu Khisa.
Manabendra Larma fraction of the organisation came up with the demand of removal at a press conference at Khagrachhari Press Club yesterday morning.
President of the fraction and independent candidate Sudha Sindhu Khisa read out a written statement at the press conference.
“Pointing me as public servant as I am a regional council member of Chittagong Hill Tracts Md Masud Karim cancelled my candida-ture as per section 50 of CHT Regional council act-1998 and section 12(1)(Ga) of the representation of the people order (RPO)-1972 which is not justified.
“But how my candidature remains okay for Rangamati constituency and how does the candidature of CHT Regional council member Ushaton Talukder remains okay for the same constituency and KS Mong’s candidature for Bandarban constituency,” he said.
The returning officer did not cancelled candidature of Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Solaiman Alam Seth, although he is loan de-faulter, he added.
Sudha Sindhu Khisa advised Masud Karim to study the letter issued by the then Senior Assistant Secretary Md Abdul Baten on De-cember 04, 2008 where it was clearly mentioned that CHT regional council member can contest in national election without resigns from their posts.
“Free, fair and credible election would not hold under this the returning officer as he is not impartial,” he added.
Central Vice President of PCJSS (MN-Larma) Rupayon Talukder, its Youth Affairs Secretary Subash Kanti Chakma, its Organising Secre-tary Mrinal Kanti Tripura, its Students’ Affairs Secretary Sudhakor Tripura and Khagrachhai district PCJSS President Biburanjan Chakma were present at the press conference.
