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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

[ALOCHONA] Cancel the UpaZilla Election Results NOW

Dear Alcohok Shamim

 

I am one who supported the CTG. I believe in the minus two theory.

One day Hasina and Khaleda will not be around – you will then find greater democracy within the parties.

 

I believe that it is far too early to condemn this government a mere month into its tenure – whatever the deliberate or unavoidable missteps.

You are right. If we consider context then we should not expect AL to get everything right from day one.

 

Urging caution, patience and restraint in judging AL too soon does not mean I have changed tune (you did not say so - I am just making the point my friend).

If the country comes first then there is little to be gained in wishing this government to fail or rushing to condemn. The cost is too high.

 

Mithu’s style may grate but it is only a style. See beyond this and your own good arguments will automatically be more efficient.

 

Actually, criminality has been easily proven in 7 upazillas but is suspected in more.

Not to mention that some get away with criminality without even suspicion.

 

You know our organizational culture is quite morally corrupt. It is so easy to say a leader is corrupt but it is his personal business.

“Organisationally” the same leader is very good! Hai reh Bengali!

 

Similarly, I don’t think it is good enough to say that there will always be tampering and criminality.

There may well be but we have yet to see the real proof that either party is doing what is needed to prevent such deeds.

 

If we are not really trying to fix a problem then we should not really be saying that the problem is unavoidable.

Governments are elected to solve problems.

 

As we drive ourselves insane with sentimentality with songs of three million dead –

there is no room to tolerate or explain our dirtiest of political traditions.

 

You may hammer the Election Commission. I join you.

But your demands of AL are not good enough. For it is not just about whether AL interferes with the EC.

 

It’s about what AL is doing to transform the culture of the party and those who act in its name.

It’s no good saying the parties were not directly involved in the upazilla election. It is proxy politics and you know it.

 

The nation is watching how AL tackles criminals who say they act in the name of the party.

A lot depends on this. Does it not? How many AL men were condemned by AL during its last period of government?

 

Don’t misunderstand me. This government can be successful but it must be careful. I pray for it.

For our country’s future is now within its grasp.

 

But please don’t think that patience and acceptance are the same thing.

Manush onek shocheton hoyeche.. People are now more aware.. AL and BNP cannot happily claim credit for this..

 

 

Best wishes

     

Ezajur Rahman

Kuwait

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE:Cancel the UpaZilla Election Results NOW

 

Mr. M. M. Chowdhury (Mithu), you always wants government to dictate everything, which is absolutely against the norms of democracy. During two years of caretaker government, we have seen your hyperactivities in the net. Your all-out unethical support for caretaker government¢s every action including the ones most controversial is known to almost everyone in these forum. Netters also witnessed your 360-degree turn around when you found caretaker governments days are numbered.  At one point, your restless mind even tried to exploit expatriates in the name of giving them parliamentary election nomination from different political party. Your undue activities was unmerited and nosy with political and election procedure. Unfortunately, use of Change Bangladesh banner was used to change your own fortune. Your support for caretaker government went so far that you supported military backed government to try expatriate dissidents. You came up with the list of names of expatriates whom you called traitors and called for punishments.

 

Anyway, let me get back to the point of upozilla election instead of making opinion on sleepwalkers who walks but not toward a definite direction.   

 

Election Commission is a constitutional body, which should and is free from government¢s dictation. Constitutional body of election commission can take measure on all aspect related to election and they have taken so. Awami League or no other political party participated in upozilla election directly. In almost all upozilla there was more then one candidate from members of any given political party therefore no political party had any control over people who contested.

 

Awami League¢s stand is comprehensible; election commission is the supreme authority, let them do their business without any governmental meddling in favor or against their investigation. Awami League high command already asked election commission to take stern action against anyone including ministers and MP if they found to be guilty of meddling with election.

 

It is the independent constitutional election Commissions responsibility to conduct the election in a free and fair manner not the government. To meet the election commissions request government deployed hundreds of thousands of security personal from Army, Navy, BDR, Police, Ansar and other agencies under complete command of Election Commission. If they have failed to execute their responsibility fearlessly and fairly then the blame chiefly goes to election commission not the government.

 

Election Commission constituted a judicial body to investigate suspended elections in seven upozilla out of four hundred eighty one to find discrepancy. Commission found credible proof of irregularity in seven-upozilla constituency out of four hundred and eighty one and took measure against it by withholding or canceling election result for those upozilla.

 

Now seven out of four hundred and eighty, which is somewhere 1 plus percent. Proportionately it is very nominal and insignificant though unwanted. Expectation could be that there will be no hindrance, no disagreement, no violence, no manipulation or interference by any quarter but that is not the reality. Reality of political environment in not only in Bangladesh but also in our subcontinent is there will be some violence, manipulation, vote tempering and influence, it is unfortunate but the reality.

 

If Bangladesh or any other country in the world could execute an election with 100% success and no error then the country will see honey and milk steaming in their rivers instead of water. Measuring the success is based on proportionate success not on absolute achievement.

 

To election commission I will say, liberty is not what you see but what you believe and carry out. Liberty has no significance to people with no spinal column. Liberty finds no implication from a week mind, which blames others but fears to take blame from his own fallout.

 

To the government, my demand will be stay out of decision making process of election commission and let them work independently. Let the judicial body come out with their investigation without any interference.

Sincerely

Shamim Chowdhury

Maryland, USA

--- On Wed, 1/28/09, Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fwd: Cancel the UpaZilla Election Results NOW
To: veirsmill@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:22 AM

--- In khabor@yahoogroups.com, "M. M. Chowdhury \(Mithu\)"

<cgmpservices@...> wrote:

I like to reiterate that if AL wants to regain its trust among general

people,  they need to ask EC to cancel all Upazilla election results

at the disputed areas.  More than 50%election results should be

canceled based on the reports from the ground.

 

I like to remind that total setup by AL in Upazilla election in

Munshigonj areas won't be acceptable.  AL thought that this is the

only Goldmine left for them since Padma Bridge will be built and

will able to maximize their corrupt money with this election setup

in that areas.  Since I am from that area and I can speak more with

facts and ground reports.

 

This is the high time for AL to be credible for the next 5 years. 

They should cancel all Upazilla election results from these areas as

soon as possible.  You were so greedy that  one case you dished

your own 25 yrs AL honest veterans leader and failed him with vote

rigging and set-up since he won't allow any corruption in that areas for

Padma Bridge.

 

Before your mask gets out to the public, it's your own benefit to

make it honest and make it better and make it right NOW.

 

I will keep pressuring you to cancel these disputed results until you

fix it yourself.  If you do not do, your credibility will be worst

soon.  I will work to save poor people wealth and their future in

that areas.

 

Regards,

M. M. Chowdhury (Mithu)

 

 

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The Election Commission (EC) today suspended the polls results of seven

upazilas in line with the allegations of massive irregularities during

the polling.

 

The upazilas are Banchharampur in Brahmanbaria, Araihazar in

Narayanganj, Teknaf in Cox's Bazaar, Kaliganj in Gazipur, Mehendiganj in

Barisal, Muradnagar in Comilla and Raipura in Narsingdi, Election

Commissioner M Sakhawat Hussein said.

 

The election commissioner said a judicial inquiry committee will be

formed to investigate the allegations and a final decision will be taken

after the committee files its report.

On a query he said, "Legal steps will be taken against the lawmakers

accused of exerting political influence in the January 22 upazila

elections ."

 

On the election day, the EC called off elections to Brahmanbaria Sadar,

Ramganj in Laxmipur, Barura in Comilla and Belkuchi in Sirajganj while

polling of Dighinala (Khagrachari) and Ukhia (Cox's Bazaar) had been put

off before the voting day.

The commissioner said the judicial inquiry committee will also

investigate the irregularities in the upazilas where elections were

postponed.

 

Re-election in these six upazilas would be held sometime soon, Sakhawat

added.

--- End forwarded message ---

 


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