The National Citizen Party (NCP) has to pick an alternative symbol from the specified list of symbols of the election commission (EC) by 19 October.
Otherwise, the EC itself will take a decision regarding the symbol of the party.
EC secretary Akhter Ahmed disclosed this while speaking to the newspersons at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon on Tuesday afternoon. He said they have informed the party through a letter.
The NCP has fulfilled the conditions required to get registered with the EC as a political party. Now they want the 'Shapla' (water lily) as their party symbol in the election. However, the EC has said that NCP will not be allocated the water lily symbol as it is not included in the relevant regulations of the EC.
EC wrote to the NCP to choose a symbol from the specified list. The EC asked the party to take a decision regarding this within 7 October. Instead, they raised their demand for the water lily symbol again.
Speaking regarding this, EC secretary Akhter Ahmed said, “NCP demands the water lily symbol, but it could not be allocated as it was not on the list of election symbols. The EC’s position remains the same, as the commission believes there is no need to include a new symbol on the list.”