BNP leader snatches minister's microphone to declare his candidature

The meeting was called on Mundumala College premises on Friday night for nominating the party's candidate for the post of chairman of newly formed Mundumala municipality, party sources said.

Mozammel Haque, Mundumala BNP president, took away the microphone from Post and Telecommunication Minister Barrister Aminul Haque while he was announcing the name of district BNP General Secretary Shish Muhammad as the party nominee for the post.

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Mozammel declared that he would contest for the chairman post in Mundumala municipality elections and left the meeting along with his supporters, chanting slogans against the minister, the sources said.

The Mozammel-led faction also declared that Shish Muhammad is not acceptable in Mundumala municipality.

Barrister Aminul who was chief guest at the meeting of nearly 100 leaders and workers also left the place after seeing most of the local leaders following Mozammel.

The meeting had started at 9pm with Mozammel in the chair. The minister had stood up to addressing the meeting following an hour-long discussion.

"Shish Muhammad is general secretary of district unit and president of Tanore upazila (BNP) unit. Why he should be nominated also for the municipality (election)?", Mozammel told journalists later.

Aides close to the minister told this correspondent that Shish Muhammad was "chosen" by the party for the chairman post because of his experience as administrator of the municipality since its inception last year.

Rajshahi Election Commission official Sayed Muhammad Musa told The Daily Star that the election schedules for Mundumala municipality would be announced soon.