Staff Correspondent
Tension has spread in the election field of Panchagarh-1 constituency (Panchagarh Sadar, Atwari and Tetulia upazilas). BNP leaders and activists have been accused of blocking Sarjis Alam, the nominated candidate of the 11-party alliance and the main organizer of the National Citizens Party (NCP) for the northern region.
The incident took place between 10 pm and 1:30 am on Wednesday. Panchagarh Municipality General Secretary Aminur Rahman Rilu (Lichutola) was staying at his house when some BNP leaders and activists allegedly surrounded it. At that time, Sarjis Alam, District Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Iqbal Hossain and 11-party alliance election agent Nasiruddin Sarkar were there.
After being blocked for a long time, the situation was brought under control with the help of Circle SP Shawmik Imtiaz and the OC of Sadar Police Station and they left the place safely.
Earlier, some local BNP leaders and activists were accused of threatening Aminur Rahman Rilu and extorting Tk 20,000. Sarjis Alam wrote in his Facebook post, “BNP terrorist cadres have just taken Tk 20,000 by threatening the Panchagarh Municipality-NCP member secretary.”
On the other hand, BNP claimed that two bags of money were kept in Aminur Rahman Rilu’s house. Later, one of their representatives went inside the house and found no basis for the complaint. When the situation heated up, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer arrived at the spot and advised both parties to file a formal complaint.
The incident has raised concerns about the electoral environment in Panchagarh-1 constituency. BNP candidate Barrister Muhammad Naushad Zamir and other candidates are contesting in this constituency. In recent times, there have been allegations of clashes, extortion and threats among supporters here, which has raised fears of election violence. Locals have demanded strict action from the Election Commission and law enforcement agencies to control such incidents. Voters are hoping for a fair and peaceful election.
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