End blockade or face legal action: Home adviser over Faridpur constituency demarcation protest
Local residents have blocked highways and railway lines in protest of the Election Commission's recent constituency demarcation, which shifted the two unions from Bhanga Upazila to Nagarkanda Upazila under a revised boundary
Highlights:
- Home adviser issues stern warning over Faridpur road and rail blockade
- Protesters told to resolve issue by this afternoon or face legal action
- Protests in Algi and Hamirdi unions enter their fifth day over constituency boundary changes
- Protesters block highways and railway lines in response to EC's demarcation
- Adviser says grievances should be directed to proper authorities, not through blockades
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today (14 September) issued a stern warning regarding an ongoing road and rail blockade in Faridpur, urging protesters to resolve the issue by this afternoon or face legal action.
Speaking to journalists after a core committee meeting on law and order at the home ministry in the Bangladesh Secretariat, he said, "In no way is a road blockade acceptable. If the problem is not solved by this afternoon, the blockade in Faridpur will be cleared by enforcing the law."
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Protests in Algi and Hamirdi unions of Faridpur entered their fifth day today. Local residents have blocked highways and railway lines in protest of the Election Commission's recent constituency demarcation, which shifted the two unions from Bhanga Upazila to Nagarkanda Upazila under a revised boundary.
The adviser made it clear that the decision came from the Election Commission and any grievances should be directed to the appropriate authorities.
"The blockade has caused immense suffering to thousands. No one has the right to block public roads. This cannot be tolerated," he said.
He called on the protesters to withdraw the blockade immediately and voice their demands through legal and peaceful means.
"No one will be spared if they continue to block the roads," he warned.
The government, he added, is committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring public safety and mobility.
'Ducsu, Juscu polls held peacefully with full support from law enforcement'
Jahangir said law enforcement successfully fulfilled their responsibilities in ensuring peaceful and orderly elections to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) and Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu).
"Law enforcement agencies were able to perform their duties 100%," he told reporters while responding to a question on the polls.
The adviser said there were no complaints or allegations against law enforcement regarding their conduct during the elections. "There was no lapse in our preparations for holding the elections," he added.
