Ivy terms Taimur as ‘godfather’s candidate’

PBC News:  Mentioning her rival mayoral candidate Taimur Alam Khandaker as the candidate of ‘godfather Shamim Osman,’ Awami League nominated mayoral candidate Selina Hayat Ivy has asked Narayanganj city dwellers to elect her as the mayor to build a peaceful city.

She told journalists while conducting her election campaign at Ward No- 24 in Narayanganj city on Saturday.

In the campaign, Ivy said, “I have said so far, I do politics of a party. I have risen myself above the party and worked for the welfare of the people. So the masses will be with me. The people are my strength.”

“But what I have not said before, I want to make it clear today that Taimur is not a candidate of BNP or people.  He is the candidate of godfather Shamim Osman, Selim Osman. Shamim Osman has nominated him. If he had been nominated by BNP candidate, then he would have been the symbol of ‘sheaf of paddy’,” said Ivy.

The AL nominate candidate further said, “There is no sheaf of paddy with him. He is nominated by the godfather, candidate of Shamim Osman. It has started to emerge anew.”

In response to a question, Ivy said, “What if though Shamim Osman is a member of my party. I did contest with him in 2011. In 2016, he supported Sakhawat, not me.”

“He (Shamim Osman) voted for ‘sheaf of paddy’ against ‘boat’ symbol. He snatched the ‘boat’ symbol from Nazma Rahman in 1997, and snatched ballot boxes to support his brother’s ‘plough’ symbol. What type of Awami League’s politics he does?”

She asked voters to support her and said, “Come to my side. Vote for me, support me. We will build a peaceful, green and beautiful Narayanganj together.”