Ansar Bahini is gaining importance on the issue of 11th parliamentary elections. As the preparations for the elections, the plans for buying clothing and equipment for the force were taken. Because on the day of elections 40 thousand voters across the country should be kept in the safety of the center, around 4.5 million members of this force. To meet the cost of this work, the army has asked for the allocation of Tk 1,608 crore in the next budget. The Home Department Public Security Department has recommended the allocation for this allocation. These information is found in the relevant sources.
Asked about the budget, the State Minister of Finance MA Mannan told Jugantna, "The upcoming budget is the election budget. Law and order sectors will be given preference. The government has the responsibility to provide security to the people. So all the necessary initiatives will be there to ensure security. "
The eleventh parliamentary elections will be held in December. All the preparations are going on in addition to the political parties and the law enforcement agencies around this election. Ansar Bahini is also preparing. As part of the preparations, Ansar's forces have planned to buy clothes and equipment. That is why the budget has been prepared by the army and in the proposal form has been given in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Ministry has sent it to the Finance Department.
According to sources, the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Finance said, "For the Ansar-VDP forces, the ceiling for allocation of Taka 1,481 crore has been set in the budget for the fiscal year 2018-19. But in order to prepare for the forthcoming national election, more than 126.31 million taka is needed for the purchase of various materials including garments and equipment. Considering election preparations and priorities, this additional money is requested for the purchase of garments and equipment.
The proposal sent to the Finance Ministry is further said, "The total voter turnout in the parliamentary elections will be 40 thousand 552. 8 Ansar members will perform the duties of each center. Of these, 6 men and 2 female members. According to him, there will be total number of Ansar members in the centers as 4 lakh 86 thousand 624. Among them, there are 3,25,416 male members and 1 lakh 62 thousand 208 female members.
126 crore taka has been spent in the garment sector. Out of which, the expenditure on the male members is Tk 89 crore and 37 crore behind the female members.
There are 3,25,416 pieces of pants and shirts in the list of clothing. The expenditure on this sector has been estimated at Tk 38 crore. About 9 million pieces of cap will be bought. The value of each caps for male members is Tk 112 and the women's caps are worth 200 Taka. That way, the purchase of the cap will cost around 14 crore taka. Besides, three hundred and fifty pairs of shoes will be bought at Tk 39 crore. Four and a half thousand pairs of the price has been fixed at around 3 crore taka. In this case, the value of each penny for male members is 70 taka and the value of the women is 50 rupees. Besides, the number of women members of the Ansar force has been valued at Tk 6 crore. The price of each sare is fixed at 500 rupees.
A senior senior official of the Ministry of Finance said to the Jugantor, "The government is giving the highest importance to the parliamentary elections ahead. Election expenditure will have an impact on the upcoming budget. Because it is the election year budget. An additional 126 crores have been sought from the allocation to the Ansar-VDP force. The matter is reviewing the Ministry of Finance. If the cost is reasonable then the proposal will be considered.
It has been learned that in addition to clothing and equipment, the Ministry of Finance has proposed to purchase arms and ammunition of Ansar forces for about four hundred million taka of weapons and ammunition for election security. In it, shotguns 50 thousand and 50 million cartridges. This weapon will be used instead of the old 'point 303 rifle'. There are plans to give two PCs to the PC and APC employed in the polling station. He will need 80 thousand weapons during election. But the present force has 30 thousand weapons. As a result, the remaining 50 thousand are required for the shotguns. The ministry is considering the purchase of these weapons.