Encourage posts in parties for the challenged
Rights body urges EC
National Alliance of Disabled People's Organisation (NADPO) demanded of the Election Commission to take steps to create positions for the persons with disabilities in the political parties for ensuring their participation in politics of Bangladesh.
The organisation made the demand when NADPO leaders called on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda at latter's office in the city yesterday.
It placed a 13-point demand to ensure rights of persons with disabilities.
Election Commission (EC) has to deal with political parties carefully as the parties consider the EC obstacle for them, said Shamsul Huda in response to the demand.
Terming the demand "sensitive," the CEC said the political parties run their activities freely after the liberation war but they are now brought under a framework.
Other demands include challenged persons friendly polling centres, inclusion of detailed information in voter ID cards, providing orientation to local EC officials on disability and provision to allow the challenged to enter polling centres with their preferred persons.
ATM Shamsul Huda said the EC will consider the demand and fulfill as much as possible.
Election Commissioner Shakhawat Hossain, President Md Abdur Sattar Dulal and Secretary General Jahangir Alam of NADPO, among others, were present.
Persons with disability represent about 10 percent of the total population. Of them, around 80 lakh have the voting rights in the country.
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