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Nizami’s most election pledges still unmet

Just laid a few foundations at fag end of tenure in Pabna-l

Ahmed Humayun topu, Pabna
Most of the election pledges of Jamaat-c-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami remained unmet in Santhia and Bera upazilas under Pabna-l constituency during the past BNP-led four-party alliance government.
Quite a few voters and the conscious people of the constituency said Nizami, former lawmaker from Pabna-l constituency, also an influential minister of the alliance government, did not work for the development of this constituency during his tenure.
Foundation stones of several development projects were laid at the fag end of the four-party government's tenure but work of those projects are yet to start.
Nizami laid the foundation stone of a 103-metre long
bridge on Ichhamoti River at village Haludgar in Santhia upazila on October 13, 2006. But construction work under the Tk 1.26 crore project is yet to start.
On August 1, 2006, he laid the foundation stope of a bridge on the irrigation canal of Gupinathpur-Satanirchar village in the upazila but the work is yet to start.
Over a dozen of such poll pledges have remained unmet in Santhia and Bera upazilas, sources said.
"Former minister Nizami had inaugurated the foundation stones of different projects just before the end of the four-party alliance government. But the works are yet to be complete," Md Robiul Karim Hiru, a businessman in Santhia upazila, said.
“Nizami failed to develop the area although making roads, culverts and educational institutions in the area were among his election
pledges,” Md Abdul Gofur, chairman of Khetupara union parishad in Santhia upazila, said yesterday.
"As the Jamaat men were involved in widespread corruption during his tenure, especially in case of development work in the area, the UP chairmen boycotted Nizami," he said.
During the past four-party government, there was not any noticeable development work in the upazila, except Santhia upazila auditorium,
Santhia municipality mayor Md Mirajul Islam said.
Several voters and a few local leaders in Bera and Santhia upazilas said Jamaat men were busy to serve their own interest during the four-party alliance government.
Local Jamaat leaders, however, refuted the allegations against Nizami and Jamaat men.
"Jamaat Ameer Nizami did not make any election pledge. He always told people that he would try to do good to people ifhe gets the chance.
"So the question of unfulfilled polls pledge does not arise at all. Nizami did development works including building roads, culverts and educational institutions in his constituency," Abdul Malek, a top Jamaat leader in Santhia, said.
He termed the corruption allegations against Jamaat leaders as'false'.