AL MP annoys all in Ukhia-Teknaf
A Correspondent, Cox’s Bazar
With allegations of torture and repression on opposition activists and violation of election rules in the recently concluded upazila election, Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi has made himself controversial in less than a month of his election from Cox’s Bazar-4 (Ukhia-Teknaf).
Aggrieved with his atrocities in the area, many locals have started calling him another ‘Joynal Hazari’.
At an election rally of his favourite chairman candidate Shafique Miah at Sabrang School ground on January 18, Bodi threatened of an ‘earthquake’ in Teknaf if the chairman and vice chairman candidates backed by him are not elected in January 22 election, said witnesses and a few candidates for the posts.
Gias Uddin, assistant presiding officer of Sufia Community School centre at Hnila Phoolerdail village, on January 22 night filed a case with Teknaf Police Station accusing Bodi of beating election officials.
“In the face of death threat given by Bodi, I fled to Cox’s Bazar town from Teknaf under police escort on Friday morning,” Awami League rebel chairman candidate Sona Ali said at a press conference at Cox’s Bazar town on Saturday.
“Bodi entered at least 10 polling centres and put seal on ballot papers in favour of his chosen candidates. He also beat assistant presiding officer at Sufia Community School Centre Banshiram Dey, presiding officer of Naikhhongchhari centre Abu Ahmed and assistant presiding officer of Natun Pallan Para centre Mohammad Ayub,” Sona Ali said.
Three other chairman and vice chairman candidates who lost Teknaf upazila polls- BNP leader Mohammad Abdullah, vice chairman candidates Md Afsar Uddin and Tahera Begum at a press conference at Cox’s Bazar Press Club Saturday afternoon demanded cancellation of the results of Teknaf upazila polls and re-election. Earlier they also submitted appeal to the Election Commission with the same demand.
“After being elected lawmaker, Abdur Rahman Bodi started torturing the opposition workers and supporters in a medieval style,” chairman candidate Mohammad Abdullah said.
Denying all the allegations against him, Bodi said an anti-Awami League quarter got the case filed against him to tarnish the image of the government.
Bodi, who was detained after the declaration of emergency in January 2007, got release in November last year.
With grand alliance ticket, Abdur Rahman Bodi was elected lawmaker in December 29 election defeating his nearest rival four-party alliance candidate Shahjahan Chowdhury.
Courtesy: thedailystar.net
