Sarjis Alam holds grand showdown in Panchagarh

Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser (North) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), staged a grand showdown on return to his hometown of Atwari in Panchagarh on Monday.

The young leader landed at Syedpur Airport, flying from Dhaka, around 11:30 am, where a group of supporters awaited him. After speaking with the media, he set off for Panchagarh.

The NCP leader traveled half of the remaining 100 kilometers to his hometown from Syedpur in a convoy of several dozens of vehicles, local followers of Sarjis said this.

A total of Tk 5,000 was paid as toll for a 135-vehicle convoy's passage over the Fourth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Debiganj, an upazila of Panchagarh, according to the toll collector.

He has urged people to cast their votes seeing the efficiency of candidates, not seeing the party name or symbol.

"On behalf of NCP, we will reach your doorstep very soon. We believe that something new is coming in the future Bangladesh where no one will give vote seeing the party name or symbol," he said.

Sarjis Alam said this while addressing a roadside rally at Bijoy Chattar in Debiganj Upazila of Panchagarh.

He added that previously the leaders used common people by giving fake hopes to the people during election and neglecting them afterwards. "They seek votes on the eve of the elections and when the vote is over, they don't provide any service without money," he observed.

"They even take money for appointing a peon, issuing a VGD card or for inclusion of a name of a person in the list for old age allowance," he said adding "this should not happen in the new Bangladesh."

Sarjis said, "If you take something from them once a day, they will suck your blood in the remaining five years in power."

This opportunity cannot be given to any member, chairman, mayor, MP, or minister," he added.

Calling upon people not to follow any person, party or symbol blindly, he urged people to hlp them to correct their mistakes, saying their new party is always ready to listen to people. In the regional language, Sarjis made a commitment to the people that he will try the best to work for people and keep his word.

Sarjis Alam is a politician and activist. He is one of the coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination, which led the July Revolution leading to the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government on August 5 in 2024. He was made the Chief Organizer (Northern Region) of the newly formed National Citizen Party- NCP.