2024-06-08 18:19:29
Minister of Native Authorities, Rural Growth and Cooperatives stated that there isn’t a have to amend the legislation to prepare elections underneath non-partisan symbols in native authorities establishments together with Upazila Parishad. Tajul Islam
The minister stated these items whereas addressing the chief visitor on the seminar titled ‘Challenges in strengthening native authorities system and function of celebration symbols in elections’ organized by Reporters Discussion board for Election and Democracy (RFED) at Dhaka Reporters Unity on Saturday (June 8).
The minister stated, ‘The current legislation is such that there’s a chance to vote on celebration symbols or non-party symbols. If the political celebration thinks, it could additionally do this by giving the candidate within the celebration image. Once more may be elected with out giving celebration image. Awami League now thinks that it’ll not give celebration candidates in native authorities elections. Different political events can select the celebration image if they need. So there isn’t a have to amend the legislation to elect native governments on non-partisan symbols.’
The minister stated, ‘Due to democracy within the nation, persons are capable of debate on the election system. I’m neither in favor of celebration symbols nor towards any of the 2 strategies in elections with out celebration symbols.’
Audio system within the seminar stated that the Upazila Parishad elections weren’t participatory for political events and voters. One of many causes for that is individuals’s insecurity in elections. Political tradition needs to be modified to make elections truthful and participatory. Outstanding individuals additionally urged eradicating the affect of parliamentarians on native authorities establishments together with Upazila Parishad and amending the Native Authorities Act.
Dhaka-6 Constituency ruling celebration member of parliament and former mayor of Dhaka South Metropolis Company Mohammad Saeed Khokon stated that the town authorities has no different to serve the individuals of Dhaka metropolis. Prime Minister’s well timed landmark determination to not nominate celebration candidates in Upazila Parishad elections.
Brigadier Basic (retd.) was the election commissioner through the third upazila parishad election. M Sakhawat Hossain. Taking that context, he stated, ‘Native authorities elections weren’t alleged to be held on celebration symbols. Candidates are given celebration symbols in elections to maintain energy within the arms of the middle of the political celebration. Giving a celebration image means voting for whoever you nominate.’
Sakhawat Hossain stated, now your entire election system has turn out to be corrupt. Get together symbols have been launched in native authorities elections for the good thing about a celebration. Get together symbols are usually not required in native authorities elections. It’s higher to do it the way in which it was voted on the non-party image earlier.
Former Election Commissioner Begum Kavita Khanom urged altering the political tradition to make elections acceptable. He stated that the anomaly and inconsistency of the legislation is liable for making the Upazila Parishad ineffective.
Kavita Khanam stated, impartial or celebration image will not be an element for truthful elections. Political etiquette is vital.
Native authorities establishments needs to be deregulated by commenting for good governance. Badiul Alam Majumdar stated that the native authorities system is weak as a consequence of two causes. One, the interference of parliamentarians and secondly the management of the administration. Individuals’s involvement in native authorities establishments needs to be elevated.
Criticizing the federal government’s transfer to allocate Tk 25 crore to parliamentarians, Badiul Alam stated that involving parliamentarians in native growth is a transparent violation of the structure. All growth actions needs to be accomplished via native authorities.
Commenting on the dearth of belief within the election system, the chief director of Democracy Worldwide stated through the presentation of the article. Abdul Alim stated that the upazila parishad election was not participatory. Not all groups participated. Voter turnout is lower than 40 %. It is very important make elections aggressive. Confidence in elections must be restored. This requires political compromise.
Within the unique article, Dr. demanded the modification of the Native Authorities Establishments Act. Tofail Ahmed stated, there are separate legal guidelines for metropolis company, upazila, municipality and union council. These legal guidelines needs to be consolidated into one legislation. Particular person guidelines may be made for every group. Voting is feasible on the identical day in a single schedule. It would cut back election bills.
Tofail Ahmed stated, I’m in favor of electing the native authorities on the celebration image. Those that select are usually not impartial.
Commenting that politics has gone into the arms of miscreants, Tofail Ahmed stated, “The issue will not be in symbols.” The issue is politics.
The seminar held underneath the chairmanship of RFED president Ekramul Haque Sayem was carried out by the final secretary of the group. Humayun Kabir. Bangladesh Upazila District Council Affiliation Vice President and Doha Upazila Chairman Md. Alamgir Hossain and others have been current.