Bangladesh Nationalist Party backed mayoral candidate at Belkuchi municipality in the district has brought allegations against Awami League men for harassment on the candidates belonging to the party-led alliance as well as on their campaigners in the upcoming polls.
Indiscriminate attacks were being carried out on the candidates belonging to them.
Even attacks were being made on the houses and family members of the candidates, said BNP men.
Jamal Uddin Bhuyan, the mayoral candidate of the municipality said Awami League backed mayoral candidate Ashanur Biswas – the wife of former fisheries minister Abdul Latif Biswas with her supporters attacked his men.
The Awami League men led by Sajedul Isalm, daughter-in-law of Asanur barred the BNP campaigners on several points, said he.
On Tuesday, BNP leader Rezaul Islam and Bablu Khan came under attack while they with their men were campaigning in favour of Jamal Uddin.
Later, they were admitted to hospital in critical condition.
Returning officer and UNO Syful Hasan went to the hospital to visit Rezaul.
After visiting, he told the journalists that the situation of municipality was always normal. But the incident of the day was unexpected.
“I have already ordered the law enforcers to take proper steps about the incident,” the UNO said.
Rezaul said a gang of miscreants led by Sajedul attacked brutally leaving him and several others BNP men critically injured.
“We have informed the incident to UNO and officer-in-charge of Belkuchi police station but they did not take action,” he said.
Jamal Uddin said: “We are facing a situation like Crocodile in Water, Tiger on Land.”
“When we go to the law enforcers, they say they are unable to take cases. On streets we are attacked by the ruling party men,” he also said.
Denying the allegation Sajedul said Rezaul should not participate in the campaign of election as he was the general secretary of Belkuchi press club.
Asanur said: “The BNP backed candidate is my relative. I think he will co-operate me.”
When contacted, OC Anisur Rahman said as a journalist Rezaul should not attend the campaign.
Founded in 2004, the Belkuchi municipality has over 46,000 voters.
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