Syed Abul Maksud speaks to DOT :
The nomination-seekers who show less wealth than they have is a moral weakness. Most of the electoral candidates’ income sources are not transparent. It is a self-deception to show less wealth in the affidavits. The candidates would not be scared of mentioning their wealth if their income sources were transparent. There is no harm in contesting elections for an industrialist. But why should they resort to hiding their wealth? It would not be a problem to show their wealth if their income sources were transparent.
Syed Abul Maksud is a columnist, researcher, essayist.
Based on an interview by Khairul Alam, translated by Hossen Sohel