The Jatiya Party has urged the Election Commission to contact its presidium member Raushan Ershad for any future communications pertaining to the party.
An official of the Chief Election Commissioner’s office has confirmed they have received a letter on Thursday Wednesday from the Leader of the Opposition making the request.
“We have heard about this,” Mihir Sarwar Morshed, Deputy Secretary at the Election Commission, told bdnews24.com.
In the letter Raushan Ershad said, “I am now the Leader of the Opposition. Jatiya Party took part in the 10th elections under my leadership. Hence, the commission is requested to address all the letters it issues to the Jatiya Party to me.”
According to norms, a letter is generally addressed to a party chief or secretary general.
The Election Commission, however, did not address the letter it had issued to the Jatiya Party, regarding elections of reserved seat for women, to Raushan Ershad.
The letter was sent to the Jatiya Party’s office address, said an Election Commission official.
Speaking to bdnews24.com, an Election Commissioner said, “We have got a letter from Raushan Ershad.”
‘She has requested us to address all the letters regarding the party to her.”
“We will write the letter only to the person whom we should address as per the law.”
There is no room for confusion in this regard, he added.
Raushan Ershad was elected as Opposition Leader on January 9 at the Jatiya Party’s Parliamentary Party’s meeting.
Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad was appointed as Special Envoy to the Prime Minister.
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran met Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad on Thursday.
The Jatiya Party has emerged as the second largest party in Bangladesh with 33 seats in the 10th parliamentary polls held on Jan 5.-bdnews24.com
