News Desk :
Being chased by angry residents of Koyra upazila, Khulna-6 (Paikgachha-Koyra) lawmaker Md Akhtaruzzaman escaped the area with his trawler on Tuesday, according to media reports.
The lawmaker went to visit Dashhalia area under Moharajpur union around 11:30am when a several hundreds people were voluntarily repairing a damaged embankment on the Kapotakshya River.
Angered by the presence of Akhtaruzzaman, locals started throwing mud to the trawler which was carrying the MP. Being intercepted, the lawmaker then retreated.
At that time, someone from the trawler using loudspeaker urged the people to calm down. He returned again after the situation became normal.
Denying mud throwing, the lawmaker told media that locals want a permanent embankment there. People expressed their resentment and demanded a permanent embankment when they saw him, he added.
“Their demand is logical. the embankment damaged several times and they voluntarily repair it every time. So, they expressed anger on the local MP,” said the lawmaker.
