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GAZIPUR CITY POLLS

'Want to build a liveable city' ... Jahangir Alam

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.***
Ruling Awami League mayoral candidate Jahangir Alam wants to prepare a master plan for Gazipur city to give the city a complete facelift, making it green, clean and beautiful.
Widening the highway and easing traffic jam in the area would be another major priority if he comes out victorious in the high-voltage June 26 elections to Gazipur City Corporation polls.
"I want to work with all. I want to build a liveable city where people will be happy. The city is no longer a liveable one. We are compelled to live here," Jahangir said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star yesterday.
In the last 40 years, he said, all the leaders - both from Awami League and BNP -failed to show development
activities. Even those who were in office failed live up to the expectations of the citizens of the city.
“I want to take responsibility of the city dwellers. I am young and I have energy. I have vision," Jahangir said.
Besides, the people of Gazipur city also want to work and want young leadership. "Their enthusiasm inspires me to do better work," he said.
Jahangir believes that he got the party ticket as the previous mayors and the incumbent one failed to make a difference.
"What did the incumbent mayor, MA Mannan, do in last five years? Yes, he was in jail, he was suspended, but in the last one year he was in office. What did he do?"
He also said he will not take liability for the failures of the acting mayor, as an acting mayor cannot pass any project.
The mayoral candidate said he is happy with the law and order situation and voting atmosphere, and that he is confident about his win.
“1 am 100 percent confident about my victory. Everything is fine. The BNP mayoral candidate is making false and base-
less allegations 'to fish in troubled waters’. But people of Gazipur will foil all evil attempts," he said.
About the response from the people, the mayoral candidate said the response has been huge.
"Vote for me, vote for boat |Awami League's party symbol], for development and for a change - this is my last message to the voters," Jahangir said.