Indian authorities have thrown a security blanket over New Delhi ahead of a protest by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), deploying more than 25,000 police and CRPF personnel, installing over 300 cameras and preparing 12 temporary detention centres across the capital. The measures came into force from midnight on Friday.
Voting for the long-awaited 13th National Parliamentary Elections began on Thursday, February 12.
The United Nations has called on the authorities concerned, including political leaders and their parties and supporters, to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to intimidation, harassment, and any other form of violence against voters throughout the electoral process.
Voting for the long-awaited 13th National Parliamentary Election is taking place today, Thursday, February 12. Polling will continue uninterrupted from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. Alongside the parliamentary vote, a national referendum is also being held today on fundamental questions of state reform.
BNP Chairperson's political adviser and party's election spokesperson Mahdi Amin has commented that the arrest of Thakurgaon district Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer with a huge amount of cash at Syedpur Airport cannot be termed an 'isolated incident'.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has called on people across the country not to be misled by propaganda surrounding the upcoming 13th national election and to exercise their voting rights fearlessly.