The Election Commission (EC) cancelled the candidature of independent candidate for Laxmipur-1 constituency Mohammad Habibur Rahman Paban, also Jubo League presidium member, for threatening deputy commissioner and superintendent of police.
This information was given in a letter signed by Deputy Secretary of the ECs legal section Abdus Salam on Tuesday.
The commission took the decision regarding Pabans candidacy after holding a hearing yesterday.
According to the letter, Mohammad Habibur Rahman Paban, an independent candidate, made a phone call to the Deputy Commissioner of and Returning Officer through WhatsApp at 7:30 pm on December 30 and made inaudible, objectionable and indecent statements.
The Deputy Commissioner of Lakshimpur sent a letter to the Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat on December 30, 2023, requesting to take legal action against the candidate alleging that he had threatened to transfer the returning officer and superintendent of police within three days.
The election enquiry committee sent a report to the Election Commission on December 31, 2023 recommending legal action against the candidate. —UNB
