Nixon appears in court over election code violation charges

FARIDPUR, Dec 01 (UNB): An independent lawmaker from the Faridpur-4 constituency, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, alias Nixon Chowdhury, appeared in court to provide a written explanation for allegedly violating the electoral code of conduct.
He appeared in person at the Faridpur court at 03:00 pm on Friday at the office of the Chairman of the Election Inquiry Committee and Joint District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Moin Uddin Chowdhury.
Nixon Chowdhury said, "We are public representatives. I did not invite anyone on the day of submitting my nomination papers. I don't even know where so many people came from. I did not allow more than five people to enter the Returning officer's room. Supporters of all the important candidates in the district, like me, came to see their leader submit their nominations."Regarding the show cause notice, he said, "I will conduct my election campaign by following the rules of the electoral code of conduct.