‘Stern action against anti-vote campaigners’

City Desk :
Issuing warning Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) M Khurshid Hossain on Saturday said that stern action will be taken against those who will obstruct and create barrier to come the voters for casting their votes on Election Day.

“It is illegal to block or obstruct the voters from voting.

Those who will do this illegal work will be severely suppressed by the law and order agencies,” he told this while exchanging views with the journalists after visiting various polling centers in the capital and inspecting the security measures, reports BSS.

M Khurshid Hossain, also an Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl-IGP) said, January 7, the 12th national election, adding, “We are sure that we have an excellent coordination.

We will be able to complete the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election in a fair and peaceful environment through team work.”

“We are working in three phases on the occasion of election. The pre-election status ends today.

The election held today. Our job is to ensure that those who come to vote in this election enter into the polling station safely.

Ensuring that you can vote and return home safely. Ensuring the security of those involved in election work and present at polling stations,” he added.

Replying to a question, the elite anti crime forces chief said, that there was no such threat centering the election and no fear that people will not be able to come to the polling stations.