Rule Issued Over JP, NDF Election Participation
The High Court has issued a rule asking the concerned parties to explain why the candidacies of candidates from the Jatiya Party (GM Quader), a faction of the Jatiya Party led by Anisul Islam Mahmud, and the National Democratic Front (NDF) led by JP Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju should not be declared illegal in the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election.
On Sunday, a High Court bench led by Justice Raziq Al Jalil issued the rule following a writ petition. Barrister A. S. M. Shahriar Kabir represented the writ petitioner during the hearing.
Earlier, in a writ filed last week, directions were sought to restrain candidates of the Jatiya Party (GM Quader), the Jatiya Party (Anisul Islam faction), and the National Democratic Front led by JP Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju from participating in the parliamentary election. The writ was filed by Abdullah Al Mahmud, a resident of Bhola who participated in the July riots.
In the writ petition, the Law Secretary, Home Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, Chief Election Commissioner, and the Election Commission Secretary have been made respondents. The writ questions the legal validity of the electoral participation of the concerned political parties and alliance.
According to Election Commission sources, the GM Quader-led faction of the Jatiya Party has announced candidates in 243 constituencies for the 13th National Parliamentary Election. The party’s Secretary General, Shamim Haider Patwari, announced the final list of candidates at an event held at a hotel in Gulshan in the capital on December 26.
On the other hand, the Jatiya Party (Anisul Islam) and the newly formed political alliance National Democratic Front (NDF), led by the JP, have announced a total of 131 candidates in 119 constituencies.
As a result of this rule issued by the High Court, fresh legal and political discussions have begun regarding the participation of these parties and alliances in the electoral field.
