The Election Commission has issued a letter to Jatiya Party Secretary General Ruhul Amin Hawlader for holding the election of reserved women’s seats, ignoring opposition leader Rawshan Ershad’s request to the EC to contact her instead of party Chairman HM Ershad.
A deputy secretary of the EC yesterday told the Dhaka Tribune that the commission would send any letter to a political party to the party’s chairman and secretary general as per the political party registration laws.
“There are legal barriers to take into cognisance any leader of the political party except the chairman and secretary general as per the laws,” the senior official said seeking anonymity.
EC sources said the commission held an emergency meeting on Thursday regarding the matter, where the officials informed the commission that there was no chance to issue any letter to any other leader but the chairman or the secretary general.
On Wednesday, Rawshan Ershad submitted a letter to the EC urging to issue any letter to her, as she had led Jatiya Party to the 10th parliamentary polls.
Election Commissioner Mohammad Abu Hafiz admitted that the commission had received a letter from Rawshan Ershad on this regard. The commission sends letter to the concerned as per the laws, he also said.
The EC has sent letters to seven political parties and independent candidates, who had won seats in the January 5 poll, asking whether they would join any alliance or political party respectively to contest for the reserved seats.
