Human chain demands polls to 3 hill dist councils
Leaders of Jumma Representatives Council form a human chain in front of Khagrachhari Press Club yesterday demanding election to three hill district councils and meeting local demands before providing gas from Semutang gas field to other places. Photo: STAR
Hundreds of people led by leaders of Jumma Representatives Council (JRC) yesterday formed a human chain in front of Khagrachhari Press Club demanding election to three hill district councils. They also urged the government to take steps for immediate gas supply to the district before meeting demands of other districts. People from all walks of life took part in the human chain. Later, they submitted a memorandum to the prime minister through Khagrachhari Deputy Commissioner Anisul Haque Bhuiyan. This was followed by a rally presided by JRC president Sarbottam Chakma, also chairman of Panchhari Upazila Parishad. Speakers at the rally said the three hill district councils are now beset with corruption as these are being run by government-appointed chairmen and councilors who misappropriate government funds. People of three hill districts are also being deprived of various facilities provided by the hill district councils, they said. They criticised the government for its bid to supply gas from Semutang gas field to other districts. They urged the government to set up a gas-operated power plant in the district. They threatened a greater agitation if their demands are not met soon Among others, JRC vice president Kakoli Khisha, Khagrachhari Municipality councilor Milon Dewan, advocates Saktiman Chakma and Khorshed Alam spoke on the occasion.
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