Independent 'lion' may subdue 'boat'

Awami League leader Kazi Zafarullah has been working hard on the campaign trail in Faridpur-4 seat, but may be challenged by independent candidate Nixon Chowdhury who defeated him last time, reports bdnews24.com.
The colourful campaign of the 'lion' seems to have subdued the ruling party in the seat. Though many of the local public representatives are members of the Awami League, some are working for the lion symbol.
Zafarullah, a member of the ruling party's presidium, has been repeatedly filing complaints against Nixon to the Election Commission, but Nixon denied the allegations, saying his rival was attempting to put pressure on him.
The Awami League has always had a stronghold in greater Faridpur and the Awami League candidates have usually won the seat Faridpur-4. The first parliamentarian outside the Awami League from the seat was the BNP's Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf in 1991. The seat has remained with the Awami League since.
Zafarullah could not contest the election in 2008, but his wife Nilufar Zafar became the MP from the seat in the election.
Then Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon alias Nixon Chowdhury appeared on the scene. Nixon is the grandson of Bangabandhu's sister Fatema Begum. Nixon's father was an MP from Shibchar in Madaripur and his brother Nure Alam Chowdhury alias Liton Chowdhury is the present MP from the seat.