Jatiya Party acting chairman Mizanur Rahman (Iiowdhury tester day condemned the killing of a < hhatra samaj activist, saying Swapan was kilted for lack of security and negligence of the government, reports I 'NB.

M a press conference at his Gulshan residence yesterday he also aimcmnccd an action programme in eluding a protest march from the AatiiMial Press (Juh tomorrow

swapan Kumar Ghosh, a JP at tivtot was hac ked to death on July 5 while the motorc ade of JP leaders and woriuTs came under attac k from unknown assailants at Mymensingh town

Jatiya Party leaders and workers were attac bed w hen they were going to attend a public meeting of Raushan Ershad. wife of deposed president HM Ershad, at Mymensingh, according to witnesses.

Addressing the press conference, Mizan Chowdhury said JP worker, were going there to attend a meeting, not to wage a war. "If the government wants trouble then they should keep the police away from the scene and see what happens.''

“A youngman was hacked to death in broad daylight... What kind of barbarism was that?" he questioned.

JP Presidium member Moudud Ahmed asked: How an election would be possible under this government which did not allow the op position parties to hold a public meeting

JP Secretary General Anwar Hossain Manju, who also could not attend the meeting for the attack, said, it was the new strategy of die government not to allow the other parties to hold public meeting