Road blockade and police station were surrounded to protest the arrest of the newly elected member of parliament and former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui of Tangail-4 (Kalihati) constituency. At this time, traffic jam was created in an area of about 8 km of Tangail-Mymensingh regional highway.
Tangail-Mymensingh highway blockade and police station were surrounded under the leadership of Abdul Latif Siddiqui on Tuesday (January 9) noon. The activists of Abdul Latif Siddiqui took part in the blockade and demanded the release of the arrested workers.
Newly elected Member of Parliament Abdul Latif Siddiqui said, “My supporter Hasmat Ali has been detained at the police station without any crime.” A few others were also arrested. I will not leave now until they are released unconditionally. Later, the four people were released in the face of protests, but the police said that two of the accused will be sent to court.
Meanwhile, when Kalihati Upazila Awami League President and the defeated candidate of Boat, Mojharul Islam went to the police station with his workers after receiving the news of the arrest of the accused, Latif Siddiqui’s workers and supporters attacked them. Meanwhile, the angry workers of independent candidate Latif Siddiqui assaulted Kalihati Upazila Parishad Chairman Anshar Ali Bicom, Upazila Awami League Vice President Abdul Malek Bhuiyan and Municipal Awami League General Secretary Alamgir Hossain.
General Secretary of Kalihati Upazila Awami League. Anwar Hossain Mollah admitted that the party leaders and workers were insulted and said that such incidents are shameful and sad for Kalihati.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kalihati Police Station. Kamrul Farooq said, Hasmat Neta is a accused accused. No one was arrested without a crime.
It is to be noted that independent candidate Abdul Latif Siddiqui (with a truck symbol) won by defeating the boat in the 12th National Assembly elections. The activists and supporters of the independent candidate Latif Siddiqui vandalized the houses of several leaders and activists, including Ayanal Haque, a member of the Zilla Parishad. Later, a police complaint was lodged against the workers of the independent candidate.
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