EC asks three political parties to inform about student body

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The Election Commission (EC) has asked three political parties to notify the commission about the affiliation with their respective student wings, reports BSS.
The EC Thursday issued the letters to the political parties in this regard mentioning some press reports and speech of the leaders of Awami League, BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
The letters issued from the office of Deputy Secretary of the EC secretariat Jesmin Tuli, was addressed to the general secretaries of the political parties asking them to inform the commission about the press reports immediately.
It also reminded the political parties of section 90B of the Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act 2009.
The section prohibits formation of any organisation or body as its affiliated or associated body consisting of the teachers or students of any educational institution or the employees or labourers of any financial, commercial or industrial institution or establishment or the members of any other profession.
In the letter sent to Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, the EC letter said according to section 25 (1) of the party constitution, the Bangladesh Chhatra League, Mohila League, Krishak League, Jubo League, Swechhasevak League, Awami Ainjibi Parishad, Tanti League and Jubo Mohila League should be associate organisations of the Awami League, which would function as per their own constitution.
"But, recent press reports available from various dailies it was found that three Awami League leaders are looking into the organisational activities of Bangladesh Chhatra League, which is contrary to the Awami League's own constitution," the letter said.
Accordingly, in the letter sent to BNP Secretary General Khandakar Delwar Hossain, the EC said Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Sramik Dal supposed to function according to their own rules. But, recent newspapers report showed that some central BNP leaders are directly involved with the organisations to guide them.
The EC also mentioned the remarks of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia made at the founding anniversary function of the JCD at Engineers Institute on February 17, last when she mentioned JCD as a wing of the BNP.
The EC, in its letter to Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid said it has appeared from different recent press reports that Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) is directly related to politics and Jamaat-e-Islami is operating the ICS as one of its organisational wings.
The EC letter mentioned that Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Moulana Motiur Rahman Nizami attended the last working committee meeting of the ICS as the chief guest and the new committee of the ICS was announced in his presence.
Besides, the statement of some ICS leaders who recently stepped down from the party also came up with the fact that ICS is being operated by the advice of the Secretary General of the Jamaat-e-Islami, which is clearly a violation of the registration rules.