Staff Reporter :
Lawmaker Mokabbir Khan, a leader of Dr Kamal Hossain faction, along with 20 others came under attack during a clash between two rival groups of Gono Forum at the party’s council held at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday.
It is known that tensions were running high between the two existing rival groups of the party over the Gono Forum council. One faction of the party was organising the council in the auditorium of the National Press Club yesterday morning. On the other hand, another faction of the party headed by Mostafa Mohsin Montu organised a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club to protest the price hike.
Around 10:30am, while Kamal Hossain’s faction was preparing for the Gono Forum Council, leaders and activists of the other faction entered the press club and attacked the council spot. They also vandalized chairs and tables and attacked the leaders and activists who came to the council.
Mushtaq Ahmed, a leader of Dr Kamal Hossain faction, confirmed the matter to the media, saying that “They (opposite group members) attacked and committed vandalism in the Hall Room of the club and took away the banner before commencement of the council.
Replying to a query, he said the attack and vandalism were committed by 20-25 people under the leadership of Mohsen Rashid, a stalwart of Mostafa Mohsin Montu faction. However, the council was held afterwards.
Meanwhile, the leaders and followers of Mostafa Mohsin Montu, told the media that “Mekabbir Khan as well as the others leaders of the faction are the agents of the government.
They have divided the Gono Forum by taking money from the government. For this, they chased Mokabbir Khan and beat him in the premises of the Press Club.”
