AL urges all to remain alert about violence to obstruct city polls

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, Tuesday said that all have been asked to remain vigilant so that none can obstruct city corporation polls through violence, reports BSS.
"Holding city corporation polls ahead of the parliament elections is a very important matter. The meeting decided to work together. We want to win through voting," he said, emerging from a meeting of AL coordination committee on the upcoming Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election to be held on May 25.
The meeting was held at the AL President Sheikh Hasina's political Dhanmondi office in the city.
Noting that around 1.2 million people will exercise their franchises at 480 polling centers under 57 wards of nine police stations, Maya said a large activist group is needed to make the GCC polls free and fair.
"We want to win the poll by working together with the people from all walks of life, AL, Chhatra League, Jubo League, Sramik League, Swechchasebak League, freedom fighters and pro-liberation people of Gazipur," he added.
Outlining the plan to hold the election in a smoother way, the veteran AL leader said, "We hope we could complete the necessary works before May 9 centering the polls".
Measurers should be taken so that all people can cast their votes, Maya added.