Sunday, February 21, 2010

PCP protests assassination bid on Choton Tanchangya

chtnews.com
News No. 29/2010, February 19, 2010

The Hill Students Council (PCP) today staged a demonstration in Dhaka in protest at the assassination attempt on Choton Kanti Tanchangya, Organiser of UPDF Bandarban District Unit.

Members of the PCP Dhaka branch brought out a procession from Muktangon at 4pm and held a rally in front of the National Press Club in down town Dhaka.

The speakers condemned the attack on Choton and demanded that the government mete out exemplary punishment to the attackers.

PCP Dhaka branch leader Ms Rentina Chakma Nevi said “I strongly condemn this cowardice attack and demand that such kind of violence must stop.”

Sumen Chakma, General Secretary of PCP central committee, blamed the JSS (Santu faction) for the attack on Choton which took place yesterday in Bandarban and demanded maximum punishment be meted out to the culprits.

PCP Organising Secretary Thuiko Ching Marma also spoke at the rally.

The botched assassination attempt on Choton Tanchangya comes three weeks after Santu Larma had faced public outrage at Maischari as he was on his way to participate in a CHT Land Commission meeting in Khagrachari.

Choton contested in the last parliamentary election held in December 2008 from Bandarban constituency. He coordinates UPDF activities in the district.

He told chtnews.com that he would lodge a case today in connection with the assassination bid.