Former state minister for education, ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan, on Sunday asked the Election Commission to declare him elected from Chandpur 1 constituency in seven days as per court ruling.
Milan, international affairs secretary of the BNP, speaking at a news conference at National Press Club said he would send a letter to the commission to convey his request.
He said that though as per the court's ruling he is the duly elected lawmaker from Chandpur 1 constituency, Mr MK Alamgir was continuing as the lawmaker due omissions or commissions of the Election Commission, deliberate or otherwise.
Milan said that no candidate could be elected a member of parliament on invalid nomination paper.
'I would, therefore, request the election commission to rectify its mistake as per the court ruling,' he said.
Milan said the Election Commission had upheld the decision of the returning officer of Chandpur in the ninth parliamentary elections rejecting the nomination paper of MK Alamgir.
Later, he said, the High Court rejected the appeal of MK Alamgir challenging the decision.
Milan said that Alamgir contested the polls on an order of the chamber judge of the Supreme Court and the election commission continued the legal battle.
He said that finally the Appellate Division cancelled his membership.
Milan said that the election commission should have notified it in the official gazette.
Instead, he said, the election commission issued a faulty circular.
He said that it was for the election commission to notify cancellation of his membership.
He said that the responsibility of doing it is vested on the election commission secretary.
But in this case the circular carried the signature of a joint-secretary and there was no mention that it was issued 'on the order of the election commission.'
He said that taking advantaged of this, Alamgir filed a writ petition against the circular and the court stayed the circular for six months.
Milan said that Alamgir attends parliament taking advantage of the election commission's omissions and commissions, deliberate or otherwise.
He said as Alamgir's membership was cancelled due to invalid nomination paper, he should be declared elected from the constituency as he polled highest votes.
He requested the election commission to declare him elected in the December 29, 2008 elections.
BNP leaders Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Barkatullah Bulu and Milan's wife Nazmunnahar Baby were present at the news conference.
Source : New Age
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