BNP aspirant calls rival an 'Awami League spy' in party

Nasir Uddin Biswas(Left), Reza Ahmed Bachhu Mollah

"He (Nasir) had no connection with BNP politics. He is using his black money before the election to misguide BNP leaders, activists and supporters so that the party candidate loses the coming election in the constituency", Bachchu Mollah told a press conference here yesterday.

Bachchu Molla, also president of Daulatpur upazila BNP, claimed that he and his family are deeply involved with people of Daulatpur and always stands by them in bad days. No one can create any rift in the bond, he told the press conference at his Taragunia residence.

Bachchu Mollah also claimed that his men would resist 'such unwanted person' who is trying to damage the party image in the district, known as a BNP stronghold.

Bachchu also alleged that Nasir amassed wealth 'illegally by not paying tax and cheating people'.

"He (Nasir) smuggles tobacco products (mostly Bidi) to India through different border points in Daulatpur. He now needed an MP title to legslise the ill-gotten wealth."

He urged his party men to resist Nasir and the party high command to remain alert about him.

The presss conference was attended by, among others, upazila BNP secretary Sahid Sarker Mongol, vice-president Ruhul Kuddus, organising secretary Harunur Rashid, upazila Jubo Dal convenor Mahabubul Rahman and Chhatra Dal president Maniruzzaman Muntaz.

BNP is now divided into two factions in Daulatpur, one led by Bachchu Mollah and the other by Nasir Biswas. Both are aspirants for 4-party alliance ticket from Daulatpur in the coming election.

They submitted nomination forms to the party high command.

Both are also in the field, mobilising party men, holding various programmes including rallies and meeting people.

Earlier, on several occasions including press conferences, Nasir Biswas, owner of Nasir Group of Industries, termed Bachchu Mollah a 'godfather of criminals' and an 'incompetent successor of late Ahsanul Haq Mollah (father of Bachchu Mollah).

Ahsanul Haw was elected lawmaker from the constituency in four consecutive elections.

Bachchu Molla became a lawmaker in a by-election following the death of his father in 2004. No other political party took part in the by-election, leaving Bachchu Molla and some independent candidates to vie for the seat.

Nasir also sought BNP nomination in 2001 and in the 2004 by-election but was denied.

The two BNP leaders are engaged in mudslinging for long over party leadership. Their factions clashed on several occasions this year.