[chottala.com] EC has 'inherent power' to strip MPs: CEC

Chief election commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda, in a pointed statement on Tuesday, said the Election Commission has "inherent power" to cancel any MP's parliamentary membership. 

Huda has previously said only that the EC was considering "the legal implications" before deciding whether to cancel opposition MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury's seat, who is accused of violating electoral laws ahead of last December's general elections. 

The latter is charged with submitting false information in his affidavit during the nomination process ahead of the December 2008 general election. Chowdhury, a senior BNP leader, has maintained he did not submit false information to the EC. 

 

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Rubeel
www.jzom.com

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