The last day campaign was also marked by allegations and
counter-allegations by the mayoral hopefuls, particularly the three frontrunners ? Shamim Osman, Selina Hayat Ivy and Taimur Alam Khandkar.
The promises the mayoral candidates made are to improve road condition, ease water logging and traffic congestion, check pollution of Shitalakhaya River water, ensure smooth power supply, improve law and order situation and provide better civic amenities.
All the candidates passed busy hours with door-to-door visit to different areas of the city as the 20-day poll campaign will end at midnight last night on the eve of the election.
The city has worn a festive look with a large number of posters and banners enveloping the whole city and campaigners seeking votes for their respective candidates.
Ruling Awami League-backed Shamim Osman, former mayor of the now-defunct Narayanganj municipality Selina Hayat Ivy and BNP-supported Taimur Alam visited different places and begged people for votes.
Shamim, also a former AL lawmaker, visited different places including Adamjee Bihari Camp, Charshimul Para and Burma Stand in Siddhirganj and Jalkuri area of the city for poll campaign.
Ivy conducted poll campaign in different areas of the city and sought votes. While visiting the city?s Khanpur area, she alleged that a candidate has created panic among the people as part of his ill-motive.
Taimur, also president of the BNP district unit, made door-to-door visit in Matdair Bazar, Kunripar, Galachipam Bangabandhu Road, Kasibazar and DIT mosque for seeking votes.
In the morning, Taimur met returning officer Biswas Lutfur Rahman and expressed grave concern over canceling the decision to deploy army for the city corporation election.
Many voters while talking to daily sun said they would cast their votes for the candidate who they think will address their sufferings.
They wanted to get respite from water logging, traffic congestion, nagging power and gas crises, worsening law and order, dilapidated road condition and steps to check pollution of the Shitalkhaya water.
The voters? demand include a park, university and a better link between Narayanganj city and the capital.
Shamim promised voters that he would turn Narayangaj into a ?sky-city? and take steps to end water logging, traffic jam, check pollution of Shitalakya water and improve communication with the capital.
He also promised to set up a public university, a medical university, an amusement park and a central effluent treatment plant in the city.
?If elected as a mayor, I will work to remove water logging and traffic congestion, set up a public university, a public medical college and a parkl,? Shamim said.
?I will also introduce private train service under public-private partnership (PPP),? he added.
His two rivals Taimur Alam and Selina Hayat Ivy also made similar promises during the 20-day polls campaign.
Taimur Alam Khandkar said, ?Residents of the city are suffering a lot for nagging power and gas crisis. Poor condition of the road between Dhaka and Narayanganj is poor.?
?I want to serve my people and remove all sorts of problems they are facing,? Taimur added.
Ivy during her poll campaign said if elected, she will take all necessary steps to upgrade Narayanganj to a modern city.
Ivy and Taimur alleged that Shamim created panic among the voters to serve his ill-motive so that he may bring the poll results in his favour by manipulating the election.
They also alleged that Shamim distributed black money during the poll campaign to influence voters but the Election Commission failed to take action in this regard.
Both the candidates also criticized the Election Commission for not taking prompt action against violation of poll code by Shamim.
Meanwhile, Shamim Osman brought allegation of use of black money against Taimur.
The former AL lawmaker said workers of Ivy and Taimur at a meeting hatched a conspiracy against him to spread a rumour that that he distributed black money among voters.
Source: daily-sun.com
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