Electoral Roadmap Announcement
Election Commission (EC) has announced a roadmap for the 11th parliamentary elections. The road map published in Agargaon Election Commission Secretariat was held at a press conference yesterday. The EC has published this roadmap in the book form in front of 7 action plans. After publishing the roadmap about one and half years before the Jatiya Sangsad elections, the commission has told to send it to all political parties and concerned people. Highlighting the road map, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said this document of election roadmap is not the latest.
Commission officials will take more practical steps in the interest of fair and neutral elections in terms of time and reality. The Election Commission is fully confident about a fair election. Enough of the existing law to select neutral, However, changes in the roadmap announced for the time period may come. EC secretary Mohammad Abdullah presided over the press conference, in addition to the CEC Commissioner Mahbub Talukder Md Rafiqul Islam, poetry Khanam, Brig Gen (retd :) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury and senior officials were present. Note that the first session of the 10th Parliament begins on 29 January 2014. On 8 January 2019 within 90 days before the election team has a constitutional obligation.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said in response to EC's election roadmap announcement, this roadmap will not solve the problem without discussing it. The road has to stay. Until now we can not see the road. What happens with the map? Welcoming the announcement of the 'roadmap', Awami League advisory member Commerce Minister Tofail said that the roadmap presented by the Election Commission to the nation is very beautiful and realistic. However, the selection experts expressed doubts about whether the free and fair elections are possible in this EC.
The seven action plans mentioned in the ECM roadmap are - (a) review and reform of legal framework, (b) accepting the advice of all concerned to simplify and make the election process easier, (c) Rescheduling the electoral boundaries of parliamentary areas, (d) Preparation of the correct voter list. And supplies, (e) establishing a polling station after the regulations, (f) the registration of the new political party and the registered political party The audit and (g) enhance the capacity of all stakeholders to undertake a fair election. The EC will work under the electoral law code for the next 90 days of the announcement of eleventh parliamentary election schedule. However, there is no clear direction in the roadmap about how the government will be managed, how to ensure political working conditions.
Chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda said that in the interest of holding elections for the Eleventh Parliament election participating in the face of BNP's 'election-time supportive government' demand, cooperation will be sought in addition to recommendations from the political parties, including the political parties, in the interest of holding a fair-to-be participatory election.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said the Election Commission has no obligation to create a level playing field before the eleventh parliamentary elections are announced. The CEC said there is an obligation to elect the parliament within 90 days before January 28, 2019, it is a notice document. This action plan is not the only way to work on the election path. We will work with the feedback of all the revisions and revisions. The Commission is working to ensure the fair, neutral and acceptable election. Even after the scheduling of the action plan, monitoring of all types of work will be started under the EC for fair elections since the announcement of the schedule.
In response to the queries of the journalists, the CEC said that we will work according to the electoral law 90 days after the announcement of the schedule. At present, how the government will be governed and the issues of political working environment are not in our jurisdiction. The Commission will not interfere with the government's activities right now. Responding to another question, KM Nurul Huda said, "Why the next election only, why we can choose the political party or any foreign-foreign organization's influence free." He said that till the announcement of the schedule 7 will be proceeded by the action plan. After the announcement of the schedule, strict legal action will be taken if there is any kind of obstruction to the work of the EC.
Outside the context of election roadmap at the press conference, the issue of blocking police at social work at a party's leader's house came out. Asked whether the EC will have any steps to curb such political activity, the CEC said, it is the issue of the government. After the announcement of the schedule, we will take appropriate measures to maintain the election environment. Now the government will have no request. But after the announcement of the schedule, the situation will be requested if the situation is necessary. Election Commissioner Poetry Khanam said in the welcome speech that since the assumption of the responsibility of the EC on February 15, all the questions have been kept beyond the question. The work plan of today's work plan is the work of EC's well-thought-out work.
We are moving ahead with plans. People want to choose between good and beautiful, in front of the people. We all want cooperation in the election of honesty and strength that we can keep.
In response to a question on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the election, the CEC said that we did not stop the use of EVMs for voting in the elections. It is possible to use the government after discussions with the political parties. The current commission is determined to choose from the government, any party or the influence of local and foreign companies. The commission believes that it is free to choose from. He believes that Awami League can make a free and fair election for the current EC in the current situation.
Reviewing the legal frameworks: According to EC's roadmap, the legal framework review from July this year, identifying the issues of the necessary reforms, election assistance and supply of branches/law enactment, taking expert opinion on reforming the legal framework, and preparing a relevant draft law reform in February 2015 Take steps to prepare.
Consultation on action plan: According to the action plan or roadmap, the initiative has been taken to create an area of consultation on the activities of beneficiaries, beneficiaries of the election commission, in front of the next parliamentary elections. In view of this, in view of this, from July this year, interaction with civil society, journalists, experienced non-governmental organizations and political leaders will interact gradually.
Reservations of parliamentary constituencies: 300 seats have been fixed on the basis of the population of the country. Determining the election area is an ongoing work. Generally, the task of setting boundaries before every national election is done. After completing all the work related to this, the draft list will be formulated in December this year by reducing the boundary with expert technical assistance in the light of the policy. They will be calling for a claim/objection/recommendation by publishing a draft list in January 2015. And in April, the boundaries of 300 parliamentary seats will be finalized and the Gazette will be published.
Preparation and distribution of National Identity Card: The information will be collected from the voters' list updates on their home land from July 25. The final voter list updated in January 2018 will be published after completing all the work. In June of that year, voter list will be formulated and distributed for the electoral rolls of 300 constituencies without photographs, photographs, and photographs.
Establishment of the polling station: From June 2018, it will be directed to the concerned authorities to identify potential polling centers and ensure the minimum facilities. The Gazette will be published 35 days before voting, with the approval of the commission. After the announcement of the schedule, the list of voters published in the Gazette will be sent to all registered political parties.
Registration of new teams and audit of registrations: Regarding the registration status of registration of political parties registered in October, Then, in February next year (2018), the application for the new political party will be verified and registered. The final list of registered political parties will be published in March.
Action to increase the capacity of the people in the election: The training / instructional program will be started from July next year by the officers and employees of EC to take votes according to the beautiful, fair and standard rules.
Source: Election Commission
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