Hasnat pledges to make his constituency free from extortion

CUMILLA, Jan 31 (BSS): Hasnat Abdullah, chief organizer (southern region) of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and 11-party alliance candidate for the Cumilla-4 constituency, has pledged to make his Debidwar constituency free from drugs and extortion.

"Politics must get rid of the culture of compromise with drug dealers and extortionists," he said while addressing an election courtyard meeting at the Ganeshpur Government Primary School ground in Debidwar upazila of the district.

Hasnat said for a long time many influential leaders of Debidwar had been engaged in extortion business with 'drug peddlers.'

"This opportunity will no longer be given to anyone. In future, Debidwar will be free from drugs and extortion. To build a safe Debidwar for your children, vote for the Shapla Koli symbol," he said.

He further said that everyone now has a mobile phone and shares news in various ways-this is called citizen journalism. People no longer trust news from the mainstream media, he said.