An allegation was made against police of Belkuchi and Enayetpur police stations of violating electoral code of conduct as the lawmen provided security to Awami League candidate Abdul Majid Mandal in Sirajganj 5 constituency.
Police were alleged to have escorted the candidate during his election campaign at Enayetpur and Belkuchi.
Election campaign was scheduled to end yesterday at 8am.
In the constituency, Awami League rebel candidate Ataur Rahman Ratan allegedly said police escorted Majid to Belkuchi.
Ataur said the lawmen secured the AL candidate’s motorcade during his polls campaign from Sirajganj city to Enayetpur via Belkuchi.
But police denied the allegations.
“We did not provide private security to any candidates. We just guarded them,” said Belkuchi police station OC Abdul Hai.
Enayetpur OC Wahiduzzaman also echoed his fellow.
He said: “One can raise complaint against us, but we did not provide private security to any candidate.”
Contacted, Sirajganj Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Md Billal Hossain mentioned that Abdul Mojid sought for police protection four-five days back, but it was not granted.
Police security was only granted for public gathering, he added.
However, most of the AL activists in the area were found campaigning for the independent candidate.
The other two candidates – the Jatiya Party-backed Abul Hasnat Gofran and expelled leader of the party Abu Bakar Siddique – were also campaigning, but at a snail’s pace.
Local AL leaders became angry as the party nominated Abdul Majid instead of former fisheries and livestock minister Abdul Latif Biswas to contest the upcoming general election.
Majid was harassed by his own party men in Mukundagati Bazar area under Belkuchi while he was on campaign trail.
His stage set for polls rally was set afire once in Tamai village of the upazila.
Superintendent of Police SM Emran Hossain said of 121 polling centres, around 50 were considered risky.