Jatiya Party Chairman Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud and Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader reaffirmed their faction’s legitimacy, dismissing claims over the party’s plough symbol.
Their statement followed CEC A M M Nasir Uddin’s remark that multiple groups are contesting ownership of the symbol.
They emphasized that the party’s last national council was conducted lawfully, where Mahmud and Hawlader were unanimously elected.
They accused rival groups of filing misleading applications, adding that the Election Commission can only allocate the symbol based on applications from the party’s constitutional leadership.