The Gono Forum has served a show-cause notice on its presidium member Mokobbir Khan seeking an explanation on his decision to take oath as an MP.
He has been given 10 days to respond to two complaints over his defiance of the party’s orders against taking oath in parliament.
Mokobbir is the only Gono Forum candidate to be elected to parliament under the party’s ‘rising sun’ symbol after winning the Sylhet-2 seat in the 11th national election.
The party had decided to serve notice a week ago but was moved to do so now after a section of Gono Forum leaders and activists were irked by Mokobbir’s presence on stage next to Kamal Hossain during the special council of the party on Friday.
On Saturday, a special messenger of the party handed the notice signed by Gono Forum General Secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu to Mokobbir, the party office said. A copy was sent by post too.
The Gono Forum went to the elections under the umbrella of the BNP’s Jatiya Oikya Front alliance which had decided not to join parliament alleging widespread irregularities, including vote rigging.
Another Gono Forum leader, Sultan Mohammed Mansur Ahmed, was elected MP and subsequently took oath of office before being expelled. Sultan fought with the BNP’s paddy sheaf symbol, bdnews24.com reported.
Mokobbir followed in the footsteps of Sultan Mansur and took his oath on April 2 in defiance of the party’s stance against it.
The party subsequently decided to issue a show-cause notice to Mokobbir at a meeting of its central committee on Apr 20.
The party labels Mokobbir’s move as ‘totally wrong’ and ‘against the party constitution and decision’ in the notice.