Ahead of the 12th National Assembly elections in Patuakhali-1 seat, there was a slight tension between the supporters of Jatiya Party ABM Ruhul Amin Howladar’s plow mark and Bangladesh Congress candidate Md. Nasir Uddin Talukder’s dub marker. The situation calmed down with the intervention of the Executive Magistrate on election duty and the law and order patrol police.
At 6:30 pm on Wednesday evening, upazila Alig vice-president and Muradia UP chairman Mizanur Rahman Sikdar and Angaria UP chairman Syed Golam Mortuza led a group of leaders and activists of upazila Alig and allied organizations holding a press briefing at the Alig office in support of Dub Marker. At that time, the former vice president of Alig
When the leaders and workers from other parts of Alig, led by UP Chairman Aminul Islam Salam, appeared in the same office with a procession in support of the plow marker, mild tension arose among the workers and supporters of the candidate.
As the activists left the office on the orders of the senior leaders of Dub Marker to avoid violence, there was further tension between the activist supporters of the two sides when the plow supporters who were there resumed the march. On hearing the news, the Executive Magistrate of the Mobile Court Md. Moshiur Rahman ordered both the supporters to leave the place and both the supporters
Warnings and instructions to follow the code of conduct calm the situation. In this regard, Upazila Alig vice-president and Angaria UP chairman Syed Golam Mortuza said, as per the central instructions, Dub Marker has supported for strategic reasons in order to hold a participatory competitive Utsav Mukhar election.
He also said that the twelfth parliamentary elections have been opened for all. So you can support and vote for whoever you want, there is no restriction. Syed Golam Mortuza said that one-party elections are not acceptable, therefore the Awami League President has taken a stand for Dub Marka to make the election competitive, participatory and festive as per the announcement of the honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He appealed to the people to go to the polling station on January 7 and vote for their preferred brand.
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