UNB, Dhaka :
BNP-blessed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas’ wife Afroza Abbas on Saturday accused the government of leading the city polls to confrontations through its aggressive attitude.
“We thought the election would be free and fair, but the way the government is attacking our leaders and activists and threatening our polling agents it suggests that it’s trying to create a confrontational situation over the polls,” she said.
Afroza who has been carrying out electioneering in favour of her husband since April 9 made the remarks
while talking to reporters during her campaign at Mirhajirbgah in the city’s Jatrabari area.
Abbas’ wife along with some leaders of Adarsha Dhaka Andolan, including its convener Prof Emajuddin Ahmed, started her electioneering at Mirhajirbagh around 9am.
Afroza warned the government that its aggressive attitude will not bring anything good for it. “We neither want to rig vote nor will give any one to do so. We want a fair election.”
She said, people want a change to get rid of killing, enforced disappearance and violence.
Replying to a question how much response they are getting from Old Dhaka voters, Afroza said she is witnessing a ‘mass wave’ in favour of Abbas’ election symbol ‘Mug’ in the old part of Dhaka.
BNP-blessed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas’ wife Afroza Abbas on Saturday accused the government of leading the city polls to confrontations through its aggressive attitude.
“We thought the election would be free and fair, but the way the government is attacking our leaders and activists and threatening our polling agents it suggests that it’s trying to create a confrontational situation over the polls,” she said.
Afroza who has been carrying out electioneering in favour of her husband since April 9 made the remarks
while talking to reporters during her campaign at Mirhajirbgah in the city’s Jatrabari area.
Abbas’ wife along with some leaders of Adarsha Dhaka Andolan, including its convener Prof Emajuddin Ahmed, started her electioneering at Mirhajirbagh around 9am.
Afroza warned the government that its aggressive attitude will not bring anything good for it. “We neither want to rig vote nor will give any one to do so. We want a fair election.”
She said, people want a change to get rid of killing, enforced disappearance and violence.
Replying to a question how much response they are getting from Old Dhaka voters, Afroza said she is witnessing a ‘mass wave’ in favour of Abbas’ election symbol ‘Mug’ in the old part of Dhaka.
