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Ershad's motorcade attacked MP among 6 hurt

Star Report
At least six people, including a Jatiya Party (IP) lawmaker, were injured and 10 vehicles damaged partially when the motorcade of JP Chairman HM Ershad came under attack in Sadar upazila of Kurigram yesterday.
Police and local sources said Ershad along with party leaders and activists was going to Kurigram-2 constituency _ for by-eiections campaign in favour of his party candidate at about 11:00am.
They said a group of angry' people attacked the motorcade at Kanthalbari Bazar on Rangpur-Kurigram highway
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after a car at the end of the motorcade reportedly hit a local man in Chhinai area, around two kilometres off Kanthalbari Bazar, under Rajarhat upazila.
The attack came when Ershad got into his car after exchanging greetings with the local people at Kanthalbari Bazar.
JP lawmaker of Gaibandha-1 constituency Col (retd) Kader, car drivers Bimal Chandra, 32, Al Amin, 25, Mashud, 29, and Kalam, 27, and the local man, Dulal, 25, were injured in the incident. Dulal was taken to Kurigram Sadar Hospital.
Seven constituencies will go to by-elections on April 2. Kurigram-2 seat consists of Sadar and Fulbari upazilas and three unions of Rajarhat upazila.
Meanwhile, JP lawmaker Mujibul Haque Chunnu on a point of order in parliament yesterday raised the issue of attack on Ershad's motorcade and demanded that the home minister make a statement in the House on the incident.
The JP lawmaker said his party chief HM Ershad asked him over telephone to raise the issue in parliament.
The lawmaker alleged that people who carried out the attack chanted slogans in the name of Awami League (AL).
In response to the law-
maker, Home Minister Sahara Khatun said she would make a statement today.
Speaking at a press conference at Kurigram Circuit House following the incident, Ershad blamed AL activists for attacking his motorcade in a pre-planned way and demanded immediate arrest and punishment of persons responsible for it.
The JP chief said he will boycott the by-elections if the administration fails to ensure adequate security for a free and fair elections. The press secretary of the prime minister was also informed about the incident, he added.
Ershad also denied any involvement of his motorcade in the accident. JP Secretary General Ruh uI Amin Hawlader, Kurigram-1 MP Mostafijur Rahman, Col (retd) Kader MP and candidate of Kurigram-2 constituency Golam Habib Dulal were present at the press conference.
Md Jafor Ali, AL candidate for Kurigram-2, told this correspondent that there was no connection of AL with the incident. He demanded a neutral investigation into the incident.
Following the incident, local AL brought out separate processions in Kurigram town in the evening protesting the blame laid on AL men in the incident.