Preface-Delegate Election

To:
The Baha’is of Bangladesh

On 10 June 2011, there was a delegate election in the cluster of Rajshahi and Godagari in Rajshahi Bahai centre.

The result of the Unit convention resulted in the election of four clear delegates:
Dr. Saila Eidelkhani,
Dr. Mina Hossaini,
Mr. Eashir Arafat Raju
Mr. Raju Raj sorkar

For the fifth delegate there was a tie amongst three Baha’is as all three got equal number of votes.

There was a reelection amongst these three Baha’is and Mr. M. Rashid got the maximum votes and he was elected as the fifth delegate.

After two days of election the counselor Dr. Jabbar Eidelkhani met Mr. Rashid and he leveled numerous allegations against him. He asked him how was he elected?

Mr. M. Rashid said by the votes of the Baha’is and the election was conducted in your presence, then why are you asking such questions?

Then Mr. Jabbar spread all the ballots in front of Mr. M. Rashid and said find your ballot paper. He did accordingly. After looking at the ballot paper Dr. Jabbar asked him, why has he not given any of his votes to Dr. Saila, Dr. Mina and Dr. Haider?

He answered that your question is against the sanctity of Bahai election so clearly said by the Universal House of Justice. Moreover it is my look out to whom I should vote. I will vote only to those Baha’is whom I feel are sincere matured and active.

He answered that Iranians have scarified so much for the Faith they have migrated from their country and came to this country for propagation of the Bahai Faith, so they deserve to be elected as the delegates and then on the NSA. He further stated that if Bangladeshis were honest and trusted  by UHJ, then they must have been appointed  as the counselor.

Mr. Jabbar was very angry against Mr. Rashid and he was enlisting all the qualities of Persian Baha’is and their sacrifices for the Bahai Faith.

Mr. Rashid said that we do not deny those sacrifices but Bahai Faith is universal and there is no prejudice and all the Baha’is are equal. At this moment Mr. Jabbar smiled and said due you know that Universal House do not trust any Non Persian Baha’is?
After more accusations he asked Mr. Rashid to get out of that place.

On 15th July 2011. The national conversion was organized in the national Bahai centre and instead of Mr. Rashid; Mr. Haider was selected as a delegate. It is clear that Mr. Haider was selected by Dr. Jabbar Eidelikhani. As the national delegate and later on he was selected as a teller also.

The counselor Dr. Jabbar Eidelkhani flouted all the rules of Bahai Elections and he never fails to give big talks on sanctity of Bahai Elections.

He puts all the Persian Baha’is especially his family members on every important committee and they do not work only give big lectures.

We came to following conclusion
1. There is no sanctity in Bahai elections.

2. The Election/selections of the delegates and NSA members are done by counselors with approval of House of Justice.

3. UHJ believes only on Iranian people. If UHJ selects or appoints any non Persian to the post of counselor it is only for public consumption. Just to convey to the Baha’is that UHJ does not believes in equality .A non Persian counselor does not have any say in any matter in any country
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4. Same is the case of Non Persian NSA members. The decision is taken only by Persian members of the NSA and others have only to approve it.

5. The Counselors and ABMs are ill mannered and ill behaves with the common Baha’is .

6. The same language Impolite, Harsh and humiliating is used in the Letters and Messages of Universal House of Justice.