Khagrachhari
Ticket deprived AL man to vie as 'independent'
Khagrachhari district Awami League (AL) secretary Mohammad Zahidul Alam yesterday declared his candidature as an independent candidate.
He declared this at a view exchange meeting held with the grassroots leaders at his residence here. He also said he would submit his nomination today.
With his announcement, party-nominated candidate Jotindra Lal Tripura, also president of district AL has been cornered totally.
Criticising the AL decision, Alam said Jotindra Lal was nominated under pressure of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), British and Indian high commissions. Jotindra has no popularity in his own constituency as well as his own community, he said. Citing an example, he said Jotindra had contested for the chief post of Bangladesh Tripura Kalayan Sangsad (The highest post of Tripura ethnic community) on May 23 where he got 28 votes only. In the primary nomination race, he got 30 out of 132 votes while Alam bagged the highest 79 votes.
District AL leaders Samir Datta Chakma, Advocate Abdul Momin, Jubo League leader Rafiqul Alam, Chattra League leader Didarul Alam and hundreds of supporters were present at the meeting.
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