He made the comment to bdnews24.com in an immediate reaction after he was unofficially elected Mayor of Barisal City Corporation.
He comprehensively beat Awami League-backed Shawkat Hossain Hiran by more than 17000 votes in the polls.
”This is indeed a local election and the BNP is strong in the city,” he said adding that he won the elections due to “political reasons”.
Asked whether he would ask for Hiran’s co-operation after formally taking charge, he said, “The question does not arise. Is he a doctor or an engineer that I would have to ask for his assistance?”
He believed he would have won with a bigger margin if the balloting was “more fair”.
Kamal said his first priority will be to work on the city’s water management.
Contesting with ‘pineapple’ symbol, he pulled 83,751 votes while his nearest rival Hiran with ‘television’ symbol bagged 66,761 votes.
The results were announced from the Presiding Officer’s office at C&B Road in Barisal city since around 10:30pm.
