Magura dist leaders forced to hold AL council on schedule

The district leaders on Saturday ordered postponement of the scheduled council fearing clash due to intra-party feud.

But the upazila leaders and activists assured their district leaders of a "peaceful and disciplined" council and also compelled them to join it.

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The council was however delayed by about two hours.

Former state minister for relief and rehabilitation Talukder Abul Khaleque MP was the chief guest at the council.

Mid-level leaders in the upazila played the pivotal role in holding the council on schedule, party insiders told this correspondent.

As the district leaders postponed the council, some of the mid-level leaders led by advocate Kamal Hossain met them Saturday night and held a meeting.

They convinced the leaders to hold the council on schedule and assured them that there would not be any trouble, Abul Khayer a local party leader said.

Earlier, the two factions led by Shalikha upazila AL President Tarpada Biswas and advocate Kamal Hossain had called separate councils at Arpara College ground and on Arpara Girls High School premises, they said.

As the district leaders agreed to the scheduled holding of the council, septuagenarian Tarpada, who led the party at the upazila for 27 years, resigned allegedly due to "disagreement with district leaders", party sources said.

When contacted, Tarapada however told this correspondent that he resigned due to old age.

The council was finally held on Arpara Girls High School premises with Shalikha AL vice-president Imarat Sikder in the chair.

District AL convener Md Altaf Hossain inaugurated the council, addressed by, among others, local lawmaker Dr. M Srajul Akbar, former lawmaker Biren Shikder, Magura Municipality Chairman Abdul Gafur and district AL Joint Secretary Abu Naser Bablu.

The new committee was not declared till filing of the report at 3-15 pm yesterday.