JU Jatiyatabadi Shikkhok Forum terms Jucsu polls ‘farcical’

The
Jahangirnagar University Jatiyatabadi Shikkhok Forum yesterday said they
believe "propaganda against" Chhatra Dal the night before the
election and irregularities on election day are linked.
"We strongly condemn
this farcical election, which was organised to ensure the win of a particular
political party. We also demand that the complaints are fairly settled and the
elections are held in an acceptable manner," said the forum in a statement
last night.
According to
the statement, members and online activists of a certain political party
deliberately spread misleading posts claiming ballot papers had been sent out
the night before voting.
In reality, only ballot boxes
and other election materials were dispatched that night under the supervision
of returning officers. The ballot papers were sent to polling centres the
following morning at around 8:30am, it said.
The forum alleged that such
propaganda was aimed at cornering Chhatra Dal before the election.
It further accused election
commission members with political leanings, along with some hall provosts, of
facilitating widespread irregularities in the Jucsu and hall union polls.
Chhatra Dal boycotted the
election, citing allegations of ballot stuffing and harassment of candidates,
polling agents, and journalists in several halls including Jahanara Imam Hall,
Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Hall, and Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall.
The forum claimed that the
provost of Hall 15 directly campaigned for a particular panel, while observers
saw ballot papers lying unattended in that hall.
In addition, no complete
voter list with photographs was supplied, which created confusion in verifying
voters.
Many students reportedly
could not cast their votes in their respective halls due to discrepancies in
the list.
The forum added that
indelible ink, which is used worldwide to prevent multiple voting, was not
properly applied in many centres.
















