124 appeals filed before EC
December 31, 2006
Dhaka: A total of 124 appeals from the candidates, who had lost their eligibility to vie in the next general election due to cancellation of their nomination papers for different reasons including loan default, have been filed before the Election Commission (EC) until last day (Saturday) of three-day appeal submission period.
The EC will start hearing on the appeals from today (Sunday) and continue until January 2 next year, EC sources said.
Following the cancellation of 264 nomination papers of the candidates by the returning officers (ROs) across the country, 124 of them appealed till Sunday to the EC so that they could be declared eligible for contesting in the next election, scheduled to be held on January 22.
Earlier until the last day of nomination paper submission on January 26, a total of 4146 paper were submitted by the aspirants across the country to vie in the 300 constituencies. The ROs after scrutiny the papers declared 3882 eligible for the election and the rest 264 non-eligible for their different faults including loan disputes. Out of the 264 scrapped nomination papers, 194 were cancelled on the ground that the applicants are loan defaulters.
Among the candidates who appealed to the EC till Saturday, former President and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad from Dhaka-5, Rangpur-5, Lalmonirhat-3, Sylhet-3 and Habiganj-3 , ex-FBCCI President Yusuf Abdullah Haroon from Comilla-3, former BNP lawmaker Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman from Kishoreganj-2, JP (Ershad) General Secretary Ruhul Amin Hawlader's wife Nasrin Jahan Ratna from Barisal-6, former BNP MP Shafiqur Rahman Kiroon from Shariyatpur-3, ex-Student leader Golam Farooq Ovi from Barisal-2, Laxmi Prashad Chakma from Rangamati, BNP leader SM Akram from Narayanganj-5 and Lovely Akhter from Dinajpur-6 and BNP leader Mohammad Ali from Narayanganj-4 are the high profile candidates.
According to EC, HM Ershad Friday appealed to the EC against cancellation of his five nomination papers praying eligibility as candidate for the next parliament poll.
The commission is likely to start hearing for Ershad's appeal on the first day (Sunday) of three-day hearing period, from December 31 to January 2. After the hearing Ershad will be informed whether he will be eligible to contest in the next poll, EC sources said.
Yusuf Abdullah Haroon from Comilla-3 has appealed before the EC on Thursday. His nomination was rejected by the RO due the charge that he is a loan defaulter.
Besides, Golam Faruque Ovi also filed an appeal with the EC Friday, challenging the validity of the RO's decision to reject his nomination paper for Barisal-2 constituency for his being a bank loan defaulter.
A high official of the EC said that although the hearing period is December 31 to January 2, but the hearing might be closed on the Eid day (January 1). He, however, said that if the EC fails to complete at least half of the hearings of 114 appeals on the first day (Sunday) then it would also be continued on the Eid day.
December 31, 2006
Dhaka: A total of 124 appeals from the candidates, who had lost their eligibility to vie in the next general election due to cancellation of their nomination papers for different reasons including loan default, have been filed before the Election Commission (EC) until last day (Saturday) of three-day appeal submission period.
The EC will start hearing on the appeals from today (Sunday) and continue until January 2 next year, EC sources said.
Following the cancellation of 264 nomination papers of the candidates by the returning officers (ROs) across the country, 124 of them appealed till Sunday to the EC so that they could be declared eligible for contesting in the next election, scheduled to be held on January 22.
Earlier until the last day of nomination paper submission on January 26, a total of 4146 paper were submitted by the aspirants across the country to vie in the 300 constituencies. The ROs after scrutiny the papers declared 3882 eligible for the election and the rest 264 non-eligible for their different faults including loan disputes. Out of the 264 scrapped nomination papers, 194 were cancelled on the ground that the applicants are loan defaulters.
Among the candidates who appealed to the EC till Saturday, former President and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad from Dhaka-5, Rangpur-5, Lalmonirhat-3, Sylhet-3 and Habiganj-3 , ex-FBCCI President Yusuf Abdullah Haroon from Comilla-3, former BNP lawmaker Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman from Kishoreganj-2, JP (Ershad) General Secretary Ruhul Amin Hawlader's wife Nasrin Jahan Ratna from Barisal-6, former BNP MP Shafiqur Rahman Kiroon from Shariyatpur-3, ex-Student leader Golam Farooq Ovi from Barisal-2, Laxmi Prashad Chakma from Rangamati, BNP leader SM Akram from Narayanganj-5 and Lovely Akhter from Dinajpur-6 and BNP leader Mohammad Ali from Narayanganj-4 are the high profile candidates.
According to EC, HM Ershad Friday appealed to the EC against cancellation of his five nomination papers praying eligibility as candidate for the next parliament poll.
The commission is likely to start hearing for Ershad's appeal on the first day (Sunday) of three-day hearing period, from December 31 to January 2. After the hearing Ershad will be informed whether he will be eligible to contest in the next poll, EC sources said.
Yusuf Abdullah Haroon from Comilla-3 has appealed before the EC on Thursday. His nomination was rejected by the RO due the charge that he is a loan defaulter.
Besides, Golam Faruque Ovi also filed an appeal with the EC Friday, challenging the validity of the RO's decision to reject his nomination paper for Barisal-2 constituency for his being a bank loan defaulter.
A high official of the EC said that although the hearing period is December 31 to January 2, but the hearing might be closed on the Eid day (January 1). He, however, said that if the EC fails to complete at least half of the hearings of 114 appeals on the first day (Sunday) then it would also be continued on the Eid day.
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