A petition has been filed with the High Court seeking to publish the personal information of the candidate that was in their affidavits in the form of a leaflet to be distributed amongst voters
Barrister Mohammad Humayun Kabir Pallab filed the plea on behalf of human rights organization Law and Life Foundation on Thursday (Dec 20).
He said that the hearing of the plea might take place on Dec 28, in the court of Justice JBM Hassan.
The plea said that in order for the people to make an informed decision on which candidate to vote for in the polls they must be fully aware of their personal information. It challenged that the Representation of the People Order and the election manual clearly states this.
However, since no steps have been taken to distribute the leaflets, the writ was filed.
The Election Commission and EC Secretary have been made respondent to the plea.