BNP- BJP battle to secure PM's grace in Kaligonj

She may address a public meeting at Samad Smriti ground in Kaligonj.

Leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisations yesterday demanded that the meeting be chaired by any BNP leader instead of BJP lawmaker Kazi Alauddin as he allegedly ignored them.

The BNP men held a meeting yesterday at Kaligonj upazila BNP office with upazila BNP convenor Prof Khoda Baksa in the chair. Speakers at the meeting alleged that the incumbent BJP (Naziur- Firoz) lawmaker also harassed BNP leaders and activists by implicating them in several false cases in last five years.

They demanded that Satkhira district BNP convenor Habibul Islam MP or Kalogonj BNP convenor Prof. Khoda Baksa chair the meeting.

They also demanded that BNP leader and vice-president of DAB Dr. Shahidul Alam be nominated by the alliance to contest from Satkhira-4 constituency (Kaligonj- Debhata) in the coming election.

The BNP leaders and activists also brought out a procession in Kaloganj to press their demands, party sources said.

On Tuesday, clashes took place between activists of BNP and BJP over pasting posters in the area, sources said.

On contact, lawmaker Kazi Ala Uddin refuted the allegations brought against him, saying those are false and baseless.

"BNP chairperson and the PM Begum Khaleda Zia may announce my name as alliance candidate from the constituency in the coming election. Some vested quarters are hatching conspiracy against me to tarnish my image to people and party high-ups", he said.