, Sept. 10 -- The Election Commission (EC) has informed the Home Affairs Ministry that it will not take responsibility for installing CCTV cameras at polling centres during the upcoming 13th parliamentary election planned to be held in early February 2026.

In a recent letter to the ministry, the EC conveyed that it has nothing to do with the installation of CCTV cameras in polling stations and body-worn cameras for police personnel.

On August 6 last, the Home Affairs Ministry held a meeting chaired by Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, where a number of decisions were taken to ensure the proper conduct of the election.

The decisions include monitoring the polling stations through installation of CCTV cameras...