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The recovery of 77 counterfoils of ballot papers and three completely used books (Muri) of August 4 mayoral election from roadside in Khulna city on Sunday night came as big surprise to the city people.
These ballot papers and muri books have raised question in different quarters and many are smelling a rat in the incident at a time when the mayoral election took place in four cities including Khulna and nine municipalities under the state of emergency and amid almost flawless security.
Local sources said that the counterfoils of the ballot papers and the muri book were found abandoned near the Udayana Club at Haji Mohsin Road at 11 PM.
Some locals detected the papers and handed then over to the Kotwali thana. Officials said the muri book was supposed to be packed with the used ballots for tally, if necessary.
Md.Abu Jafar, election agent of mayoral candidate Moniruzzaman Moni, who is also acting Mayor of Khulna city, filed two general diaries with the police in this connection.
When contacted, Deputy Election Commissioiner Mohsin Ali said the matter was now under investigation.
Sources said the ballot papers contained thumb impressions but no signature of voters. Moreover, these papers bore no seals of the Election Commission. But the serial numbers in the abandoned ballot papers were similar to those supplied from the election office, sources added.
The Deputy Election Commissioner termed the whole episode mysterious. He could not confirm readily whether these ballot papers were genuine or fake. These ballot papers were stated to have been issued from number 8 polling centre under Ward number two of the city.
When contacted, Moni told The New Nation that the matter now lay with the Election Commission and the law enforcing agencies and he has nothing to comment.
The recovery of the abandoned ballot papers drew fire from the supporters of Moni and they thought foul play in the matter to rig the election and defeat Moni.
Awami League-led alliance backed candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque came out with flying colours in the August 4 mayoral election defeating his nearest rival Moni by about 25,000 votes.
The recovery of 77 counterfoils of ballot papers and three completely used books (Muri) of August 4 mayoral election from roadside in Khulna city on Sunday night came as big surprise to the city people.
These ballot papers and muri books have raised question in different quarters and many are smelling a rat in the incident at a time when the mayoral election took place in four cities including Khulna and nine municipalities under the state of emergency and amid almost flawless security.
Local sources said that the counterfoils of the ballot papers and the muri book were found abandoned near the Udayana Club at Haji Mohsin Road at 11 PM.
Some locals detected the papers and handed then over to the Kotwali thana. Officials said the muri book was supposed to be packed with the used ballots for tally, if necessary.
Md.Abu Jafar, election agent of mayoral candidate Moniruzzaman Moni, who is also acting Mayor of Khulna city, filed two general diaries with the police in this connection.
When contacted, Deputy Election Commissioiner Mohsin Ali said the matter was now under investigation.
Sources said the ballot papers contained thumb impressions but no signature of voters. Moreover, these papers bore no seals of the Election Commission. But the serial numbers in the abandoned ballot papers were similar to those supplied from the election office, sources added.
The Deputy Election Commissioner termed the whole episode mysterious. He could not confirm readily whether these ballot papers were genuine or fake. These ballot papers were stated to have been issued from number 8 polling centre under Ward number two of the city.
When contacted, Moni told The New Nation that the matter now lay with the Election Commission and the law enforcing agencies and he has nothing to comment.
The recovery of the abandoned ballot papers drew fire from the supporters of Moni and they thought foul play in the matter to rig the election and defeat Moni.
Awami League-led alliance backed candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque came out with flying colours in the August 4 mayoral election defeating his nearest rival Moni by about 25,000 votes.
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