Milon rebuts Barrister Zia’s kidnap claim

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Former state minister for education Ehsanul Haq Milon yesterday denied the allegations made by Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Barrister Ziaur Rahman Khan of attempting to kidnap him and claimed that Zia wished to return to BNP willingly.
“Barrister Zia asked me to communicate with Hawa Bhaban (BNP’s Banani office) as a mediator about his return to the party,” Milon said at a press briefing at BNP’s central office at Naya Paltan in the city.

“He phoned me about 50/60 times and requested me to manage the BNP high command for his return. As per his request, I went to his house two times and had discussions in this regard,” said the BNP leader adding that Barrister Zia’s wife, brother and uncle had also sought his help regarding the matter.

Barrister Zia had an appointment on Friday (November 17) with BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman at Hawa Bhaban, Milon said. Everything, however, went wrong when LDP leader Mahi B Chowdhury and his supporters created a chaotic situation on Thursday in Barrister Zia’s house, he added.

“I stayed at his house from 6:00pm to 12 midnight on Wednesday,” the former state minister said adding that he again visited Zia’s house the next day.

On the allegation that Milon was accompanied by BNP cadres during the alleged kidnap attempt, the BNP leader told the reporters that those who came to Barrister Zia’a house at that time were from his Dhamrai constituency.

Barrister Zia, who won the last parliamentary election from BNP ticket, joined the LDP recently leaving BNP.

Contacted, Barrister Zia denied any communication with Ehsanul Haq Milon over telephone.

“So far, I never called Milon, he (Milon) himself phoned me and requested me to return to BNP which I refused,” Barrister Zia said adding that had he really made up his mind to return to BNP, he could have started the process all by himself and did not need any mediator to do that.

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