Staff Reporter:
Jamaat-led alliance’s Dhaka-8 candidate and National Citizen Party (NCP) chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari on Sunday said ordinary BNP activists have nothing to fear, claiming that the NCP–Jamaat alli-ance would provide them protection.
“Many senior BNP leaders have gone into various compromises. Even after their leader returned from London, the fate of grassroots BNP activists did not change. BNP activists should not be afraid, we will give you shelter,” Nasiruddin said while addressing an election rally organised by the Jamaat alliance at Dhupkhola field in Gendaria.
Nasiruddin alleged that extortion and land grabbing remain rampant across the country, saying expecta-tions of change following the return of a BNP leader from London had not materialised.
“We thought extortion and land grabbing would stop, but nothing has changed. Everyone is busy secur-ing their own interests by visiting offices in Gulshan,” he said.
Nasiruddin said the NCP would exercise restraint until the February 12 election, but warned of conse-quences afterward. Referring to the killing of Inqilab Moncho leader Osman Hadi, he said the perpetra-tors were still at large, while suspects had been traced in the murder of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Mu-sabbir. “If we win on the 12th and come to power, we will take revenge for Hadi’s killing.”
Issuing a warning to BNP’s Dhaka-6 candidate Ishraque Hossain, Nasiruddin said there would be no room for ‘feudalism’ in politics and no tolerance for extortion in the area.
“I respect Sadeque Hossain Khoka, but I cannot show the same respect to his son. Correct yourself while there is still time. Stop this feudal practice,” he said.
