The wife of BNP-backed mayor candidate for Dhaka south Mirza Abbas yesterday claimed that the government did not want to deploy army during the April 28 elections in a bid to bring the results in their favour.
“The ruling party activists are creating obstacles during our campaigns in different areas. They also threatened our supporters,” Afroza Abbas told reporters in the capital’s Jigatola area.
Since morning, Afroza campaigned in Rayerbazar, Dhanmondi and New Market areas on behalf of her husband, the city unit BNP’s convener. City BNP’s Joint General Secretary Abu Sayeed Khokon and former lawmaker Nilufar Chowdhury accompanied Afroza at that time.
The other BNP-backed mayoral aspirant, from Dhaka north, Tabith M Awal on Saturday alleged that his supporters had been killed, kidnapped, tortured and threatened.
Afroza yesterday demanded installation of CCTV cameras inside polling centres and deployment of army to ensure fair election. “If the government realises that the people want the army to be in place, where is the problem to deploy them during the election?
“We want army personnel from at seven days before the election,” she said.
Afroza alleged that the government did not want to grant the bail plea of Mirza Abbas as “they are informed about the popularity of my husband.”
During a rally in Jigatola, Afroza also called the supporters to guard the polling centres to prevent fake votes.
