Nothing wrong with uncontested election: Ajmalul

Noted jurist Ajmalul Hossain, QC on Thursday said there is nothing wrong with the unopposed election of 153 MPs in the January 5 national election as per the provision of the Representation of the People Order (RPO). He came up with the observation as amicus curiae (friend of the court) during the hearing of a writ petition before the High Court challenging the legality of Article 19 of the RPO which allows the Election Commission to declare an MP contestant elected unopposed. Ajmalul Hossain further argued before the HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar that the gazette notification published over the last parliamentary elections has not been challenged, according to a news agency.