EC asks prospective candidates of CCC election to remove colour posters
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
The Election Commis-sion (EC) Tuesday asked the prospective candidates of the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election to remove their coloured posters within a week at their own cost, reports UNB.
The EC is planning to announce the schedule of the CCC election next week to hold the polls within June 24.
The EC in a meeting Tuesday discussed the code of conduct of the CCC election and decided that the prospective candidates, who would not remove the coloured posters before the election schedule was declared, would not be permitted to take part in the polls.
Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain gave the warning while talking to the reporters at his EC office.
He said the mayoral candidates would be allowed to campaign through private television channels, but they would have to inform the Commission about the duration and cost of TV campaign so no amount was spent beyond the limit.
Sakhawat also said the candidates would have to be careful not to block the roads during their election campaigns.
He said that the EC took the decision of holding the CCC polls with the consent of the local government ministry. The Commission, at its meeting Sunday, had also decided to deploy the army to ensure free and fair elections.
The EC is planning to announce the schedule of the CCC election next week to hold the polls within June 24.
The EC in a meeting Tuesday discussed the code of conduct of the CCC election and decided that the prospective candidates, who would not remove the coloured posters before the election schedule was declared, would not be permitted to take part in the polls.
Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain gave the warning while talking to the reporters at his EC office.
He said the mayoral candidates would be allowed to campaign through private television channels, but they would have to inform the Commission about the duration and cost of TV campaign so no amount was spent beyond the limit.
Sakhawat also said the candidates would have to be careful not to block the roads during their election campaigns.
He said that the EC took the decision of holding the CCC polls with the consent of the local government ministry. The Commission, at its meeting Sunday, had also decided to deploy the army to ensure free and fair elections.