UNB, Jessore :
Accusing the government of harassing its probable candidates, BNP on Monday threatened to boycott the upazila polls in Khulna division.
“The BNP-backed aspirants and key leaders are being harassed, repressed and arrested. Some senior party leaders are being put behind bars through staging dramas of arms hauls, which is contrary to congenial atmosphere for the elections,” said BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam.
The influential BNP leader made the allegation at a press conference at Jessore Press Club.
If they boycott the upazila polls, they said, people will not go to the polling stations as they did in the national election responding to BNP’s call.
Narrating the repressive acts by the law enforcers and ruling party ‘cadres’ against the BNP leaders and activists in 10 districts of the division, Tariqul said the ruling party men are also intimidating the voters so that they do not go to polling stations to cast their votes in favour of BNP runners.
He said the law enforcers arrested Sadar Upazila BNP-supported chairman candidate M Nurunnabi and Chougachha Upazila BNP candidate’s chief coordinator and veteran BNP leader Yunus Ali in ‘false’ cases.
Tariqul also alleged that the law enforcers have indulged in a business of intimidating BNP men to implicate them in ‘false’ cases. Replying to a question, he said BNP candidates are taking part in the upazila polls as part of their movement strategy.
Accusing the government of harassing its probable candidates, BNP on Monday threatened to boycott the upazila polls in Khulna division.
“The BNP-backed aspirants and key leaders are being harassed, repressed and arrested. Some senior party leaders are being put behind bars through staging dramas of arms hauls, which is contrary to congenial atmosphere for the elections,” said BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam.
The influential BNP leader made the allegation at a press conference at Jessore Press Club.
If they boycott the upazila polls, they said, people will not go to the polling stations as they did in the national election responding to BNP’s call.
Narrating the repressive acts by the law enforcers and ruling party ‘cadres’ against the BNP leaders and activists in 10 districts of the division, Tariqul said the ruling party men are also intimidating the voters so that they do not go to polling stations to cast their votes in favour of BNP runners.
He said the law enforcers arrested Sadar Upazila BNP-supported chairman candidate M Nurunnabi and Chougachha Upazila BNP candidate’s chief coordinator and veteran BNP leader Yunus Ali in ‘false’ cases.
Tariqul also alleged that the law enforcers have indulged in a business of intimidating BNP men to implicate them in ‘false’ cases. Replying to a question, he said BNP candidates are taking part in the upazila polls as part of their movement strategy.
