The Election Commission (EC) has been authorized to cancel or postpone polling at one or more centers due to untoward circumstances during elections, a provision included in the revised draft ‘Representation of the People’s Order’ (RPO) relating to elections Is said. ,
However, the provision does not include the right to cancel or postpone the election of a constituency.
The revised draft was approved on Thursday at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Later, the cabinet secretary held a press conference in the secretariat and informed the media about the issues of the meeting.
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