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‘EC will discuss possibility of further polls deferral’

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Published: 16:52, 14 November 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
‘EC will discuss possibility of further polls deferral’

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin said that Jatiya Oikyafront has placed a demand to defer polls once again. But EC said there are many issues in January. Even then, EC will take decision later after discussion and justifying it.

He told this to the reporters at Nirbachan Bhan of Agargaon in the capital on Wednesday evening.

"A lot of issues like gazette notification (of elections results), Biswa Ijtema and new books distribution at the new year are connected with the election schedule. It would be very difficult for EC to hold the general election in January," EC secretary said.

"In spite of that, we will discuss the matter and take decision," he added.

He said, “EC expressed sorrows over the clash between police and BNP men in the capital’s Nayapaltan. EC will look into the matter so that no such incident could take place further. EC actually asked police about what happened there.”

Mentionable, the election date was shifted from December 23 to December 30 on Monday. But Oikyafront rejected the revised schedule, saying the polls should have been deferred by a month.
 

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