Police won't enter people's homes without my consent if elected: Jamaat's Selim Uddin
"If you want to withdraw money from the bank and return home safely, vote for Daripalla," Jamaat's candidate for Sylhet-6 Selim Uddin says.
Mohammad Selim Uddin, the Jamaat-led alliance candidate for the Sylhet-6 constituency, has said that if elected, police will not be able to go to anyone's house in his constituency without his permission.
Selim Uddin, who is also the ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka City North unit, made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at an election rally in Dhakadakshin union of Golapganj upazila in Sylhet yesterday afternoon.
Addressing the gathering, he said police visits to homes damage family honour and reputation. Alleging misuse of police authority, he said, "Some agents of the police stations use the sub-inspectors to send the police and conduct business in the name of cases."
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"If I am elected, in these two upazilas (Golapganj-Beani Bazar), the police will not be able to go to anyone's house without asking me," he said.
"They must show sufficient evidence that there is a complaint against the person. Without proof, no sub-inspector will go to anyone's house. I have given my final word."
Selim also urged voters to support his election symbol, the Daripalla (Scales), claiming it would ensure public safety.
"If you want to withdraw money from the bank and return home safely, vote for Daripalla. Otherwise, you will not be able to return home with money from the bank or even with fish from the market," he said.
Referring to extortion and harassment, he criticised what he described as prevailing political practices.
"Someone builds a house, and extortion is demanded. Someone opens a shop, and extortion is demanded. No one in Golapganj–Beanibazar will get such opportunities anymore," he said.
He warned that any act of violence against traders or ordinary people would be treated as an attack against him personally.
"If anyone raises a hand against an innocent businessman or member of the public, it will be the same as raising a hand against me," he said, adding that he would resist such actions with public support.
At the rally, Selim also pledged administrative reforms, saying public offices would provide services without bribery.
"My struggling brothers, we will ensure 100% service in offices without giving money or bribes," he said.
