Jessore Correspondent :
Over 50 demonstrators including a number of women and Bhabadah Movement Committee adviser Iqbal Kabir Jahid, were wounded in police action during a sit-in programme at Swadhinata Chattar in Nawapara industrial town at around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
Confirming the information, Md Shahid Abu Sarwar, additional superintendent of police, Jessore told that some agitators were wounded as the police charged baton to disperse a mob. He, however, did not say the number of injured.
Eyewitnesses told that the police swooped on agitators as a procession led by Iqbal Kabir Jahid reached at Swadhinata Chattar in Nawapara industrial town at around 11:30 am. ‘The police frequently beat the agitators without any provocation,’ they added. Chaitanya Kumar Paul, member secretary, Bhabadah Movement Committee rose the same allegation.
Iqbal Kabir Jahid told that over 100 people including him and convener of the committee, Ranjit Bawali, were wounded in police action. ‘At least 20 people were rushed to the hospital after being wounded in police action without any provocation’, he added.
The committee announced fresh agitation programme in support of its demands on Wednesday, Iqbal Kabir Jahid added.
The programmes include protest rally at Daratana Square in Jessore town for Wednesday, sit-in agitation on the premises of water development office on October 13 and demonstration in front of National Press Club for October 17.
The committee announced the sit- in programme on railway and highway at Nawapara for October 5 in supports of its demands- engaging of four more floating excavators for removing silts from the river belt at Bhabadah point, starting of tidal river management project at Beel Kapalia, making linkage between Amdanga Canal and Rajapur Canal, establishing linkage between Mathabhanga and Bhairab rivers, providing food security to affected people and rehabilitate them and halting recovery of loans disbursed by different NGOs at the Bhabadah affected areas.
Over 50 demonstrators including a number of women and Bhabadah Movement Committee adviser Iqbal Kabir Jahid, were wounded in police action during a sit-in programme at Swadhinata Chattar in Nawapara industrial town at around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
Confirming the information, Md Shahid Abu Sarwar, additional superintendent of police, Jessore told that some agitators were wounded as the police charged baton to disperse a mob. He, however, did not say the number of injured.
Eyewitnesses told that the police swooped on agitators as a procession led by Iqbal Kabir Jahid reached at Swadhinata Chattar in Nawapara industrial town at around 11:30 am. ‘The police frequently beat the agitators without any provocation,’ they added. Chaitanya Kumar Paul, member secretary, Bhabadah Movement Committee rose the same allegation.
Iqbal Kabir Jahid told that over 100 people including him and convener of the committee, Ranjit Bawali, were wounded in police action. ‘At least 20 people were rushed to the hospital after being wounded in police action without any provocation’, he added.
The committee announced fresh agitation programme in support of its demands on Wednesday, Iqbal Kabir Jahid added.
The programmes include protest rally at Daratana Square in Jessore town for Wednesday, sit-in agitation on the premises of water development office on October 13 and demonstration in front of National Press Club for October 17.
The committee announced the sit- in programme on railway and highway at Nawapara for October 5 in supports of its demands- engaging of four more floating excavators for removing silts from the river belt at Bhabadah point, starting of tidal river management project at Beel Kapalia, making linkage between Amdanga Canal and Rajapur Canal, establishing linkage between Mathabhanga and Bhairab rivers, providing food security to affected people and rehabilitate them and halting recovery of loans disbursed by different NGOs at the Bhabadah affected areas.
