Rajshahi 14-party extends support to Liton for mayoral post
Sunday, 13 July 2008
RAJSHAHI, July 12 (UNB): The local unit of 14-party alliance today (Saturday) extended support to Awami League candidate Khairuzzaman Liton for mayoral post in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election.
The alliance centrally nominated Workers' Party leader Fazle Hossain Badsha as its candidate.
However, Awami League presidium members will sit in an emergency meeting at 11am tomorrow (Sunday) to discuss ways to overcome the crisis, party leader Amir Hossain Amu told the news agency.
Ignoring the central leaders' decision, the local 14-party at a press conference in the morning recognised Liton as their candidate.
Except the Workers' Party, the other leaders of the allies, including Rajshahi 14-party Awami League General Secretary Shafiqur Rahman Badsha, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Pradip Mridha, JSD General Secretary Abdullah Al Masud and Gonotantri Party President Masud Rana attended the press conference.
The alliance leaders alleged that the central leadership took a wrong decision nominating Badsha ignoring the opinion of the grassroots leaders and workers.
The central leaders, however, said Badsha is their candidate and would request Liton to withdraw his candidature. Liton reportedly said he would not stay away from the race even if party chief Sheikh Hasina requests him.
In Sylhet, a crisis is looming over the nomination for the mayoral post as Awami League leader Babrul Hossain Babul stood against 14-party candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, also an Awami League leader and former mayor.
Babul is campaigning that Kamran is an accused in a corruption case and urged the inhabitants of Sylhet City Corporation not to vote for him.
The alliance centrally nominated Workers' Party leader Fazle Hossain Badsha as its candidate.
However, Awami League presidium members will sit in an emergency meeting at 11am tomorrow (Sunday) to discuss ways to overcome the crisis, party leader Amir Hossain Amu told the news agency.
Ignoring the central leaders' decision, the local 14-party at a press conference in the morning recognised Liton as their candidate.
Except the Workers' Party, the other leaders of the allies, including Rajshahi 14-party Awami League General Secretary Shafiqur Rahman Badsha, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Pradip Mridha, JSD General Secretary Abdullah Al Masud and Gonotantri Party President Masud Rana attended the press conference.
The alliance leaders alleged that the central leadership took a wrong decision nominating Badsha ignoring the opinion of the grassroots leaders and workers.
The central leaders, however, said Badsha is their candidate and would request Liton to withdraw his candidature. Liton reportedly said he would not stay away from the race even if party chief Sheikh Hasina requests him.
In Sylhet, a crisis is looming over the nomination for the mayoral post as Awami League leader Babrul Hossain Babul stood against 14-party candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, also an Awami League leader and former mayor.
Babul is campaigning that Kamran is an accused in a corruption case and urged the inhabitants of Sylhet City Corporation not to vote for him.