Editorial
Reckless abuse of power
Shame of a lawmaker!
For the Member of Parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 constituency there seems to be no lid on his use of muscle power, right, left and centre. And if anyone wants to point to this trait of his, he might just get the stick.
This is our lawmaker, a member of the ruling party, almost always under the microscope but oblivious of public sensibilities. Law is a plaything to him. The lowdown of the incident is that Baharchhara union Ulama League General Secretary went to Shamlapur High School on Sunday to occupy the playground of the school. Any open land is always up for grabs. The headmaster of the school, local AL leader and influential people protested. The Ulama League General Secretary complained to the MP saying that the headmaster prevented them from setting up local unit office. How dare the headmaster refuse a facility for the ruling party's progress!
The headmaster alleged that the MP called him and bashed him up before handing him over to police. A local AL leader, reportedly, was also beaten up as he came to rescue the headmaster. Quite a serial beating! But they are not the only ones to feel the wrath of the lawmaker's stick or the fist, for that matter. Allegations are endless against the lawmaker; he had earlier assaulted a magistrate, an engineer, a lawyer, teacher, and some district officials too. So basically, whoever stands in his way, smite him. The question that begs answer from the authority: how could he have committed these excesses with impunity for so long?
In these days of media activism and human rights advocacy, it is a surprise to see such absolute disregard for law and decency continue without him being held to account for his misconduct. As a lawmaker, he cannot take law into his own hands. That is the lesson that top brass of the ruling part must din into his ears.
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