POLITICAL CRISIS OF BANGLADESH :
Part Four : SPECIFIC PROPOSALS (i) REGISTRATION
Prof. Bijon B. Sarma
INTRODUCTION:
The author endeavored to make this article as small as possible. But
still items like background issues, associated economic activities
etc. could not be avoided. Even though the back ground issues as
information are known to all, in this article the author had to
discus those from the angle in which he could comfortably place his
analysis, synthesis and proposals.
The specific proposals will be presented in various aspects like :
(01) Registration of the party with related issue, (02) Fund for the
party etc.
REGISTRATION OF THE POLITICAL PARTY : Even though some political
parties demand otherwise, there are ample reasons to register the
political parties. The election commission authorities may go for it
in an intelligently designed way. At present we find only a few
political parties formed mostly by people with vested interest. Our
target should be to bring honest, middle-come, educated and spirited
men in politics. Such people would feel attracted if they find the
process less expensive and simple. Also there should be provisions to
keep away those with bad records. In such a situation, it might be
convenient if the commission publishes a Format for Registration and
sell it at a cheap rate, at say Taka one hundred per piece.
The success of the program considerably upon how intelligently the
proforma is designed. We know whatever good proposal the election
authorities may put forth, the previously established political
parties would go on raising objections. In order to counter this
tendency, in our format we have kept enough of flexibility. The
proforma shows .only eleven simple items, mostly comprising of
numbers. The detail information for some of the items may be written
in plain paper and Annexed at the end. The Election authority would
not think "whether to accept or not" but simply register all such
applications if all the information are supplied and the Registration
fee paid. The Registration fee to be charged may be, say, Taka
10,000.00 for National, 5000.00 for Divisional, 3000.00 for District
and 1000.00 for Thana levels. The proforma indicates (as may be
revealed from the oath of the applicants) that the election commission
shall publish all the information for public viewing and ask the
people to give their comments within say, 2 weeks. After they collect
objections the authority would ask the concerned party either to
withdraw of defend the case. At this juncture the commission would
summon two arbitrators from each of the registered parties and take
decision on their advise. The format for registration is shown
hereunder.
01. FORMAT FOR REGISTRATION :
APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
AT NATIONAL / DIVISIONAL / DISTRICT / THANA LEVEL
01. NAME OF THE POLITICAL
PARTY : ........................... ....... ........ ..........
........... ............
(At Thana level registration it is possible to register the committee
with the Name and Principles of the party "PENDING")
02. LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION : National/ Divisional / District or
Thana with location and
address : ........................................ ...................
............. .. ..... ...... ....
03. PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY : ....... Nos. (The applicant has to
mention 10 to 20 Principles. The principles are to be enclosed in
Annexure - A)
04. OBJECTIVES : ......... Nos. (The applicant has to mention 50 to
100 objectives in case of Central, 40 to 50 in Division, 30 to 40 in
District, 20 to 30 in Thana level. The detail Objectives are to be
enclosed in Annexure - B)
05. MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE : Number ................ Nos.
(The total number of members in the central committee will be 80 -100
in the National level, 50 -70 in Division, 40 -60 in District, 30 -
50 in Thana level. Among the members there will be Members of the
Presidium - 1/%, Secretary - 2%, Treasurer 2 nos. Other positions and
numbers in various posts shall be decided by the applicant. The list
of members and their official posts are to be enclosed in Annexure -
C)
07. MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE : Number ................ Nos.
(The total number of this committee will be, 50 - 75 in National
level, 40 - 50 in Division, 30 - 40 in District and 20 -30 in Thana
level. The distribution will be, Members of the Presidium - 1/%,
Secretary - 2%, Treasurer 2 nos. Other positions and number of members
in various posts shall be decided by the applicant. The list of
members and their official posts are to be enclosed in Annexure - D)
08. FINANCE FOR THE PARTY :
(i) Fee for the Office bearers : Entry fee Taka ...... (between 500.00
to 1000.00)
Monthly contribution Taka ....... (between 50.00 to 100.00)
(ii) Fee for the party members : Entry fee Taka ...... (between 200.00
to 500.00)
Monthly contribution Taka ....... (between 10.00 to
20.00)
(iii) Fee for party sup****ters : Monthly contribution Taka .......
(between 3.00 to 5.00)
(iv) Contribution : Taka ........ (not over Taka 3.00 on one fixed
day of each year.
Mention date) ....Day ........Month.
09. REPRESENTATIVES TO REPRESENT THE PARTY IN THE ELECTION
COMMISSION : Number ............... (The representatives to represent
the party in the Election Commission may be office bearers or members
of the party. The list is be enclosed in Annexure -E)
10. PARTY'S ARBITRATOR : The party would mention the names and contact
address of minimum 10 arbitrators, who may or may not be party-
members. The arbitrators would be called by the election commission
for solving disputes. The list is to be enclosed in Annexure - F)
11. OATH OF AFFIRMATION BY THE APPLICANTS :
(i) We, the following persons do hereby affirm that all
information's supplied in this application are true to our knowledge.
(ii) We understand that the authorities would disclose all the
information for public viewing and verification. We understand that in
case any information is challenged, the authorities would call us to
clarify the situation, in which case either we shall defend ourselves
or withdraw the disputed documents for necessary correction within the
given date.
(iii) We understand that in case of dispute, the authorities
shall take the decision in the committee of arbitrators, which will be
formed with 2 arbitrators from the applicant organizations. We agree
to abide by the decision of this committee.
12. Signatures of the persons mentioned in 05 and 06 above.
CURRICULUM VITAE :
The curriculum of the office bearers need to be enclosed with the
application. This one also should be designed intelligently with
provision for public viewing, criticism. scope of defense/
rectification and arbitration. The sample format of CV has been shown
hereunder.
FORMAT FOR CURRICULUM VITAE :
The c.v. would necessarily include the following information : (01)
Photograph, (02) Name, (03) Father's name, (04) Mother's name, (05)
Date of birth, (06) Permanent address with phone no., (07) Present
address with phone no., (08) Marital status with number and ages of
children, (09) Educational qualification, (10) Present profession,
(11) Past profession(s), (12) Previous political affiliations, if
any.
It would also include a signed oath as presented hereunder :
Oath of Affirmation :
(i) I, the undersigned do hereby affirm that all information
stated above are true to my knowledge.
(ii) I also affirm that in my past life I was never a loan-
defaulter in any financial institution, given punishment for any
criminal offense or discharged from service for inefficiency or
corruption.
(iii) I understand that the authorities disclose my
information for public viewing and verification. I also understand
that in case any of challenge, the authorities would invite me to
clarify the situation, in which case either I shall defend myself or
withdraw my documents.
(iii) I understand that in case of dispute, the authorities
shall take decision in the committee of arbitrators, which will be
formed by 2 arbitrators from applicant organizations. I agree to abide
by the decision of this committee.
PROF. BIJON B. SARMA, ARCHITECTURE DISCIPLINE, KHULNA UNIVERSITY
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