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Bhola-3 by-Polls

AL bins allegation of intimidating voters

25 April 2010, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Staff Correspondent

Awami League (AL) yesterday rejected the allegation of intimidating voters on the day of Bhola-3 by-election, saying that the government did not interfere in the election in any case. “A false allegation has been brought against AL. Why would we go for intimidating voters since the public sentiment was in favour of Awami League?” said Mahbubul Alam Hanif, acting general secretary of the party, about some newspaper reports on intimidating voters. Addressing a press conference at the party president's Dhanmondi office, he claimed the election was held in a free and fair manner and people mandated the AL candidate in a peaceful atmosphere. People did not forget what the BNP candidate and his party men did immediately after the 2001 election and what he did during the caretaker government tenure, he added. Hanif said Hafiz tried to break up his party during the caretaker government period, which Bhola people did not welcome and, for this reason, they did not work for him in the election. The AL leader called on BNP to accept the people's verdict and act democratically. He warned that if BNP tries to create an issue for movement or destabilising law and order situation centring the polls, his party would face it politically.