False Information
HC asks JP lawmaker Golam Reza to explain
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule upon Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker of Satkhira-4 constituency HM Golam Reza to explain within four weeks why he should not be directed to produce his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificates (HSC) to this court for proving his academic qualification.
In the rule it also asked the Election Commission (EC) and Golam Reza to explain within four weeks why the parliamentary membership of Reza should not be cancelled if he (Reza) cannot produce proof of his educational qualifications.
A HC bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Syeda Afsar Jahan issued the rule upon a writ petition filed by GM Shafiul Azam Lelin, a local Awami League leader and UP chairman in Satkhira.
The petitioner in his petition stated that Golam Reza has been elected from Satkhira-4 constituency in December 29, 2008, parliamentary elections through providing false information.
He said Golam Reza has passed class-eight, but he has told the EC that he passed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC),
Golam Reza has violated the electoral rules and the laws concerned by submitting false information to EC, and his parliamentary membership should be cancelled for committing falsehood with the EC, the petition said.
Advocate Kazi Aktar Hamid appeared for the petitioner.
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