The Election Commission (EC) organized 'mock voting' in the capital ahead of the 13th National Assembly elections. At this time, Election Commissioner (EC) Abul Fazal expressed his anger at the chaotic environment and mismanagement in the mock voting (exercise). Sanaullah Later, under his own supervision, the voters lined up again and started polling.
The incident took place on Saturday (November 29) in the mock voting organized by the EC at Sherbangla Nagar Government Girls High School in Agargaon of the capital.
In this center of mock voting, four polling booths have been set up, two for men and two for women. A crowd of people going to vote was seen in front of the room. Even if there was no chaos, the environment was very chaotic, lack of management.
Election Commissioner Abul Fazal went to the center and expressed his displeasure and anger with the chaotic environment and mismanagement. Sanaullah At this time he said, 'Nothing is happening.' He directed the officials of the commission to perform their duties properly.
Later, under his own supervision, he made the voters stand in the queue again. Mock voters, mock observers, mock journalists, explain who will stay where, what duties will be performed.
At this time, Abul Fazal said. Sanaullah said, 'We have to see how much time it takes from standing in the voting line to voting. Because we have to make many decisions based on this time. Whether the number of polling booths is correct, whether the number of secret booths is correct, whether the number of polling stations should be increased etc. This work is not only for drama here, but the work is very important. If there is such chaos and anarchy, there is no point in doing this.'
Later, he requested to assist in the work of 'mock voting' by removing other than the voters. After that comes discipline at the center.
Voting for Mock Voting will be held from 8 AM to 12 PM. In the first hour of mock voting, 23, 37, 27 and 21 people voted in four booths, said the Assistant Presiding Officer.
After the polling, the presiding officer of the mock voting center Jahangir Alam said that 352 out of 500 voters voted in this mock voting. That is, 70.4 percent of the votes have been cast.
Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, who inspected the polling station, said, 'Apart from the national election, the referendum should also be held on the same day. That's why time management is a big challenge. How much time each voter will take between 8 am to 4 pm for general polls and by-polls is being verified through mock voting. Whether the more than 42,500 polling stations are sufficient or whether additional booths and stations will be needed will be decided based on today's real-time assessment. New booths mean additional manpower, equipment and management—these will be determined from actual observations.'
In reference to the voters standing in line for one and a half hours, the CEC said, 'This is also part of the evaluation. Where there are deficiencies, where there was a mistake in the plan—they will be identified and corrected. The aim of the commission is not to increase the suffering of people, but to reduce the time and ensure benefits. Cost reduction is not the main objective; If necessary, the time will be reduced by increasing the booth.
