BNP secretary brutally beaten by party Activists for ‘voting for Jamaat’

District Correspondent

In the 13th National Parliament election, Union BNP General Secretary Gazi Moniruzzaman was brutally beaten by his own party leaders and activists for ‘voting for Jamaat’ in Rajapur Union of Burichang Upazila, Comilla-5 constituency.

Gazi Moniruzzaman’s daughter Mansura Jannat filed a case in the Comilla court on February 15, naming Belayet Hossain Billal as the main accused in this incident.

Krishak Dal leader Belayet Hossain Billal beat up Gazi Moniruzzaman and sent him to the hospital after Jamaat got 40 more votes than BNP in the Pachora Government Primary School center of the union.

According to local sources, after the announcement of the results of Panchori Secondary School on election day, Thursday, after 6 pm, a union led by Krishak Dal leader Belayet Hossain attacked BNP General Secretary Gazi Moniruzzaman. Gazi Monirul Islam was sent to the hospital with serious injuries in the incident.

Some BNP workers complained that BNP has never been defeated in Pachora constituency. This is the first time it has been defeated. That is why local BNP leaders, angry with Union BNP General Secretary Gazir Monir, attacked him.

A Rajapur Union BNP worker, who did not want to be named, said that a few days before the election, Union BNP General Secretary Gazi Monirul Islam conducted the election according to his own will without coordinating with the leaders and activists. Due to which BNP lost in that center. Leaders and activists have been attacking him since then.

Rajapur Union BNP General Secretary Gazi Moniruzzaman, who was injured in the attack, said, “Ever since I became the Union BNP General Secretary, Krishak Dal leader Billal Hossain had publicly announced that he would see how I do politics. They attacked me in a planned manner on the night of the election. Billal Hossain planned and defeated BNP.”

“My daughter Mansura Jannat has filed a case in the Comilla court as a plaintiff in this incident,” said the BNP leader.

The main accused in the case, Comilla South District Krishak Dal Vice President Belayet Hossain Billal, said, “Our constituencies were always passed by BNP. But this time we were defeated due to the negligence of the union-BNP. After Thursday evening, some boys chased some people including the general secretary of the union BNP, Gazi Moniruzzaman. I cannot say what happened after that. I have only been accused.”

Burichang Upazila BNP General Secretary Kabir Hossain said, “I have heard about the matter. I have asked Advocate Taifur Alam and Tajul Islam Chairman to resolve the matter.”

Burichang Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Lutfur Rahman said, “There are 83 centers in Burichang Upazila. The voting was conducted peacefully. No one informed us about the Rajapur issue.”