BNP demands re-election in 12 UPs in Hathazari

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Chittagong Bureau :
BNP Hathazari Upazila unit demanded re-election in 12 unions of Hathazari upazila for alleged vote dacoity by the ruling party cadres in favour of their nominees in the UP polls held on Saturday.
Convenor of the Upazila BNP SM Fazlul Hoque disclosed it at a press conference at Chittagong Press Club yesterday.
The press meet was told that rampant vote dacoity committed in all 12 unions of the upazila but in two unions viz. Burirchar and Chipatali unions, the ruling party cadres away following the resistance by the local voters. In these 2 unions, ruling party nominees were defeated .
 If the election is fair , BNP will sure win inall the unions, he added. The press meet also blamed the local administration for extending cooperation to the ruling party candidate for massi ve vote rigging.
 SM Fazlul Hoque in his written statement said the dwellers of theHathazari never seen election like this type of vote rigging, ballot hija. cking , andballot sealing outside the polling centres. He also blamed the ruling party cadres for their heinous acts before one week of the polling date with threat to torefrain from election campaign and threat of killing if they proceed for election.
The press meet also blamed that the supporters of ruling party torn out the posters, banners of the opposition candidates, obstructed the election campaign in the locality.
The press meet demanded fresh election in 12 unions again abrogating the election results.among others, member secretary of north district BNP unit Abdullah al Hasan, Engr. Belyet Hossain Conveor of Fatikchari BNP Sarwar Alamgir, hairman candidate HM Jasimuddin, Kamaluddin, Musa alam, Yousuf Khan, Golam Mostafa were present in the press meet, sources said.
 Polls in 28 UPs end: The fourth round of Union Parishad (UP) polls in 28 UPs under Hathazari and Raozan upazilas of the district ended amid stray incidents on Saturday.
At least six persons were injured at Enayetpur primary school of Dholoy union of Hathazari UP during polling shortly after the end of the voting on Saturday.
Supporters of two candidates tried to snatch ballot boxes, attacked at two centers of Enayetpur of Dholoy and five other centers of Hathazari UPs 2.30 pm, police said.The injured persons were admitted to local health complex.
Local election commission postponed the election process of four voting centers of Hathazari upazila for irregularities.Election officials said the overall polls were held in a fair and peaceful manner.
Talking to journalists, they claimed the voters cast their votes amidst enthusiasm and festivity excepting a few centers in Hathazari upazila.