Barrister Rumeen Farhana, an independent candidate for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, on Saturday argued with an executive magistrate over an alleged violation of the election code of conduct, report agencies.
The violation was related to holding a campaign rally before the official campaign period.
The incident occurred in Islamabad (Gogad) area of Noagaon Union under Sarail upazila when Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate Shahria Hasan Khan went to stop the rally.
In a video that went viral on social media, it was seen that Rumeen Farhana became agitated when the magistrate attempted to stop her forcibly.
She told him, "This is the last time, I am warning you, I will not listen to this. Today I am leaving just for politeness and I will not do it in future."
She and her supporters also alleged that others are violating the code of conduct but the administration did not take action against them.
At one stage, she warned the magistrate, saying, "If I do not allow you, you cannot leave this place, Sir, mind it."
She also said, "Those whose words you are following now, they used to stay under the bed by holding their ears during Sheikh Hasina's time. I am Rumeen Farhana, I do not need any party."
Executive Magistrate Shahria Hasan Khan said the rally violated Rule 18 of the election code of conduct. "As the programme was against the rules, we went there and asked them to stop holding the rally," he said.
The executive magistrate added that after the rally was stopped, its organiser, Md Jewel, was fined Tk 40,000.
"The candidate left the spot without being able to hold the rally and behaved disrespectfully towards me," the magistrate said, adding that the matter had been reported to the Additional District Magistrate.
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