The Jatiya Party (JaPa) has extended the deadline for selling nomination forms until November 24 as the nation is set to go to the polls on 7 January next year.
The main opposition in parliament has sold a total of 1,737 nomination forms in the last three days. This time, the party has fixed the price of a nomination form at Tk30,000.
The three-day interview with the aspirants will be conducted from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm every day beginning at the party’s Banani office in the capital on November 24.
The nomination seekers from Rangpur and Rajshahi will be interviewed on 24 November, those from Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet on 25 November, and those from Dhaka, Chattogram and Mymensingh will be interviewed on 26 November.
Talking to reporters at the party’s Banani office on Thursday, JaPa Secretary General MujibulHaqueChunnu said there is no division inside the party and they are united under the leadership of party Chairman GM Quader.
“RaushanErshad is our chief patron. If she wants to contest the election, we’ll lend our support to her. We’ll give her a nomination form whenever she sends her representative to us,” he said.
He said that they want a congenial atmosphere for a free, fair and neutral election.
“The Election Commission and the government have assured us that the election will be fair. They said they will keep the election environment fair at any cost,” he said.
The JaPa secretary general further said that they will run for the election with its own election symbol ‘plough’ in all 300 constituencies.
RaushanErshad currently holds the position of Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament, while her son, SaadErshad, serves as a Member of Parliament for Rangpur-3 Constituency. Nomination forms have also been acquired for party chairman GM Quader in this constituency, with party leaders indicating his interest in contesting in the Rangpur-3 seat.
Additionally, GM Quader has collected a nomination form for Dhaka-17 constituency. Presently, GM Quader is the sitting Member of Parliament for Lalmonirhat-3 (Sadar) Constituency.
