Staff Reporter :
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednessday said punitive actions will be taken if the relatives of ruling party lawmakers and ministers participate in the upazila polls, ignoring the party decision.
“Ministers and MPs will face the punitive actions if their relatives participate in the upcoming upazila election ignoring the party decision,” the AL leader told a press briefing at the AL president’s Dhanmondi political office here.
AL joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, organising secretaries BM Mozammel Huque, SM Kamal Hossain, Mirza Azam, Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Shawpan and Sujit Roy Nandi, cultural affairs secretary Ashim Kumar Ukil, relief and social welfare secretary Aminul Islam Amin and deputy office secretary Sayem Khan were, among others, present at the press briefing.
Obaidul Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said there are scopes for the candidates to withdraw their candidacy till the last day before holding the election and that is why it is possible for them to withdraw their candidacy even after the Election Commission’s official date of withdrawing candidature.
“The party will wait till the last date. If anyone violates the party decision, organisational action will be taken against his or her in time,” Obaidul Quader said.
“There is the issue of taking disciplinary action in our party and the AL enforced it at different times in the past considering the activities of the party men,” he said.
He, however, said, the AL will take a decision in time if the relatives of the ministers and MPs do not finally withdraw their candidacy.
Replying to a query whether the candidates who would take part in the polls will face actions from the party, Quader said general mercy is totally depends on the AL president.
On responding a query about the AL’s rallies announced to be held on same day of BNP’s programmes, he said the AL in fact holds rallies to protect the lives and properties of the people from the terrorist acts of the BNP.
