A campaigning team of BNP-backed mayoral candidate M Manjur Alam was allegedly attacked by ruling Awami League men in the city yesterday afternoon.
Chattagram Unnoyon Andolon, under whose banner the recently resigned CCC Mayor Manjur is contesting, alleged in an e-mail sent yesterday evening that followers of Awami League-backed CCC mayoral candidate AJM Nasir Uddin attacked the campaign team of Manjur, which consisted of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal men, at Chittagong Polytechnical Institute area around 5pm, leaving 10 injured.
The police officials concerned, however, could not confirm the matter.
The statement also alleged that some Awami League men attacked a team of BNP’s female wing that was campaigning for Manjur at the Lalkhan Bazar area around 11am, leaving some female campaigners assaulted and mugged.
Khulshi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mainul Islam Bhuiyan told the Dhaka Tribune that he did not hear of such incidents in the area under his jursidiction and no complaints were lodged with the police station in this regard.
On April 11, some AL men attacked one of Manjur’s campaigning team at the Shershah area where some BNP senior leaders and activists were assaulted and injured.
The Chattagram Unnoyon Andolon urged the Election Commission and Chittagong Metropolitan Police to take strict measures against the attackers.
