Fugitives in various cases will not be able to vote. Legal Advisor Dr. Asif Nazrul said that this has been included in the RPO Act.
He said this at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy auditorium in the capital on Thursday (October 23) afternoon. The RPO Act was finally approved at the meeting of the Advisory Council.
He said that those who are declared absconders by the court will not be able to vote. They also abscond during the trial.
He also said that the important amendment brought in the Representation of the People Order in the case of RPO is that the provisions related to EVMs have been abolished. The definition of law enforcement agencies includes the Army, Navy and Air Force. Those who are absconders, those who are absconders in various cases will not be able to vote. That has been included. The election offices in the districts will be under the District Election Officer, that has been provided. And those who will vote, they will have to give details of all their income and property from domestic and foreign sources through an affidavit.
He said, the Chief Advisor has instructed that those who will be candidates in the elections will have to give details of their income, property and everything else from both domestic and foreign sources to the Election Commission. We will publish it on our website. Everyone will know. He has instructed that the income of the candidates in your area, where it came from and what property they have - this should be made public to everyone. A provision in this regard will be included in this law. The amount of security deposit in the elections has been increased from 20 thousand to 50 thousand.
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