Election 2008Kushtia-2

JP, BNP contestants withdraw for Inu

25 December 2008, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Kushtia

The entire election scenario in Kushtia-2 constituency (Mirpur-Bheramara) has taken a new turn after two independent candidates have extended their support to grand alliance candidate Hasanul Haq Inu. They are Jatiya Party presidium member and former MP Ahsan Habib Lincoln and Mokarimpur Union Parishad chairman and former vice president of Mirpur upazila BNP Benazir Ahmed Benu. The political analysts say the prospect of wining the seat by the grand alliance candidate Inu has brightened now. Yesterday evening Lincoln and Benu joined meetings of Inu held at different places in Mirpur and Bheramara upazilas and expressed their support for him. They also urged the people to vote for Inu for the greater interest of the area. Earlier on Tuesday, Benu met with Hasanul Haq Inu at his residence in Golapnagar, while Lincoln phoned Inu over the issue. Different sources said that this incident might hit a big blow to the prospects of the 4-party alliance candidate Sahidul Islam as strength of grand alliance nominee increased in a great extent. The main contenders in the seat are Grand Alliance's Hasanul Haq Inu and four-party alliance nominee Sahidul Islam. Statistics wise, after Lincoln and Benu's expressing support to Inu the Grand Alliance candidate's strength has increased substantially. According to sources, after being denied nomination Hanif is still absent from working for Inu. Even the AL leader ordered his followers not to work for Inu. When contacted Inu said he is still optimistic that AL leader Hanif will join with him for the betterment of AL led grand alliance.