Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman on Monday said there is no specific threat of sabotage acts during the upcoming 12th Parliamentary Election.
“Casting vote is a democratic right of people and refraining from casting vote is also a democratic right. But obstructing voting is not a democratic right and it is the part of a constitutional responsibility of citizens to resist those involved in preventing people from balloting,” he said.
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He said these while talking to reporters after attending a view-exchange meeting with the councillors of Dhaka metropolitan city held at DMP headquarters.
The view-exchange meeting was organised so that no one can obstruct people from or discourage in exercising franchise, said the DMP boss.
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The councilors said the people of their respective areas are interested to cast their votes spontaneously and they believe that people will come to cast vote , he added.
The DMP Commissioner said the councillors vowed to work with police in resisting the sabotage activities of some political parties.
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Additional police commissioner of DMP AKM Hafiz Akter, Additional commissioner Dr Mahid Uddin and high officials concerned of police were present there.