Mayoral and councillor candidates of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election, particularly ruling Awami League-backed AJM Nasir Uddin and BNP-backed M Manjur Alam, passed a busy day yesterday campaigning across the port city.
BNP-backed Chattagram Unnayan Andalan’s mayoral candidate Manjur conducted mass contact at different places in city, including Eid Gaon and Pahartoli areas.
Another heavyweight mayoral candidate AL-backed Nagarik Committee’s AJM Nasir Uddin, also the general secretary of AL Chittagong City unit, conducted mass contact at New Market, Kazir Dewri, Love Lane and Enayet Bazar areas.
While campaigning Nasir pleadged saying: “Give me one opportunity, I will do everything necessary to ensure civic facilities.” Majur, on the other hand, pleaded for vote saying: “I have some incomplete tasks and I will complete those if I get another chance.”
Apart from the two heavyweight candidates, the other mayoral aspirants and councillor post seekers were also busy in their election campaigning.
Volunteers of the candidates were mostly seen with their leaders and some were prying votes by chanting different slogans mentioning respective election symbols over megaphones across the city.
The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election is set to be held on April 28 with a total of 12 mayoral candidates and 275 candidates for general and reserved wards are contesting in the election.
Meanwhile, some AL men allegedly launched an attack on BNP leader Syed Wahidul Alam and his men at the city’s Sher Shah area in the afternoon when they went to inaugurate an election camp for M Manjur Alam.
Chattagram Unnayan Andalan’s Member Secretary SUM Nurul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune that they lodged a complaint before the CCC Returning Officer Md Abdul Baten in this connection.