Conflict rife in Chittagong city AL
Two factions of Chittagong City unit of Awami League (AL) are now at loggerheads blaming each other for violating party constitutions.
The leaders of both groups are now deliberately defying each other increasing the rift between them. The situation worsened on Jan 17 when the city AL committee led by A.B.M Mohiuddin Chowdhury and Kazi Enamul Huq Danu issued show-cause notices to four of its top leaders including Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Ameen, first join secretary of the unit, asking them why they should not be expelled from the committee. The committee blamed them for violating party constitution and damaging the party images.
Other leaders on notices are lawmaker Nurul Islam Bsc, vice-president of the city unit, Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Babul, second join secretary and CDA Chairman MA. Salam, treasurer.
The rift started when Nurul Islam obtained nomination for contesting the national election in 2008 despite opposition from Mohiuddin. City AL went through further polarisation after the last City Corporation election held in June 2010.
Mohiuddin, Nasir, Enamul and lawmaker Latif are now together against Nurul, Afsar, Ibrahim, Salam and Rezaul. The two factions started to observe different programmes such as the victory day and Bangabandhu's home coming day separately.
Nurul Islam Bsc on Jan 16 at a press conference blamed Mohiuddin for dividing the party. He also urged him to admit his faults and ask forgiveness.
Mohiuddin later called an emergency meeting of the working committee, which unanimously decided to expel the four leaders.
On the other, the four leaders have challenged the validity of the committee and rejected their authority to issue any show-cause notice.
Mohiuddin Chowdhury and Afsarul Ameen could not be contacted for their reaction despite several attempts.
Ibrahim Hossain Babul, one of the leaders who was given the notice, said Mohiuddin Chowdhury has a tendency of neglecting the constitution of Awami League. The committee led by him is completely unauthorised as it could not manage to get the approval by the central committee in Dhaka.
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