At a district law and order committee meeting, the Habiganj-3 lawmaker said people in his constituency did not like such programmes and asked officials not to approve them.
File photo of Habiganj-3 lawmaker GK Gouse. Photo: Courtesy
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File photo of Habiganj-3 lawmaker GK Gouse. Photo: Courtesy
Parliamentary Whip and Habiganj-3 lawmaker GK Gouse has formally asked the administration not to approve any rural folk music programmes in his constituency, claiming that local people do not like such events.
He made this remark while speaking as chief guest at a meeting of the district’s law and order committee at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Habiganj yesterday (8 November) around noon.
The request comes amid recent criticism over objections to song gatherings in Sunamganj, the area of Baul Samrat Shah Abdul Karim and poet Radharaman Dutta.
Speaking about musical programmes at the meeting, Gouse, also an organising secretary of the ruling BNP’s central committee, said, “People in our area do not like rural music programmes. I would request that these be stopped altogether across the district, or at least in the area from which around 425,000 voters elected me.
“We should not have to hear about rural music programmes and such events,” he added.
He also called on the authorities to remain alert to incidents of violence, including clashes and killings, in connection with such gatherings.
Gouse said religious programmes, particularly waz mahfils, are held frequently in the area during winter.
He urged the authorities responsible for approving such events to ensure that they did not create tensions or religious divisions.
He also warned against obscenity and gambling at trade fairs, industrial fairs and other events, saying local businesses were already doing well and there was no need to set up additional shops in open fields.
“Many people tell me that these things happen in neighbouring districts. I tell them there is demand for these elsewhere. The people of my area do not like these,” he added.
Gouse said he was formally making the request to the deputy commissioner to ensure that such events were not held in the constituency from which he was elected.
“We already have various problems before us, including banned organisations and ‘bot bahini’. We should not invite any more trouble,” he added.
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