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Gazipur City Polls

'People want change' ... Hasan Uddin Sarkar

Both candidates confident about victory

Al-Masum Molla
***With Gazipur all set for its city corporation election tomorrow and campaigning officially ending at midnight last night, The Daily Star's Mohammad Al-Masum Molla spoke to the two major candidates yesterday about their plans, aspirations and expectations.***
BNP-backed mayoral hopeful Hasan Uddin Sarker wants to take renowned citizens and professionals on board to run the Gazipur City Corporation well.
"I will form an advisory council consisting of eminent citizens and various professionals irrespective of their political affiliation. I will work in consultation with councillors and the advisory council," he told The Daily Star while explaining his plan to run the city corporation.
In the interview, he set out his priorities and promises to win voters' confidence.
"My first visible task will be to widen the roads and improve the drainage system,” Hasan said, adding that he will disclose his income and expenditure of the city corporation before the public in every three months.
The former lawmaker said
people are frustrated and aggrieved with the government.
Not only people from the opposition, but the common people are also being harassed, he said.
"People want change, ” he said.
Hasan said the industrialisation process in Gazipur started with his efforts, and he has been with the people of this city for the last 50 years.
Asked why people should vote to choose
BNP candidate after the failure of the incumbent mayor from his party, he said, "How could the mayor work when he was behind the bar for 28 months? At least 35 cases were filed against him. He was suspended twice."
He further alleged that the government did not allocate sufficient money for carrying out development works.
"The acting mayor was from Awami League. What did he do? Even Jahangir Alam [AL-backed candidate! was the vice chairman of Gazipur upazila. What did he do in last five years? Can he give any example of a single development work?"
About campaigning, the mayoral aspirant said voters only want a free and fair election. Now it is the responsibility of the government, Election Commission and local admin-
istration to ensure that.
Hasan is confident about his victory. "If voters can cast their votes and my polling agents can stay inside the polling centres, victory is confirmed. But the way the police and local administration are working, I am concerned about the voting day atmosphere," he said.
He called upon the voters to go to polling stations without any fear. "If there is any irregularity, resist it on the spot," Hasan said.