Sarjis slams EC over symbol denial, vows to 'See how the election is held'

Sarjis Alam, Chief Organiser for the northern region of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has launched a sharp public protest against the Election Commission’s refusal to allocate the “Shapla” (water lily) symbol to his party — warning that the move casts doubt on the fairness of the upcoming elections. In a strongly worded Facebook post on Tuesday, Sarjis challenged the Election Commission’s justification for denying the symbol, arguing that the absence of “Shapla” from the official list of electoral symbols does not constitute a legal barrier to its allocation. “The Election Commission Secretary says ‘Shapla’ is not on the list — which only proves there is no legal obstacle to giving it to us,” Sarjis wrote. “On the very day...