At a street rally in Biral upazila, political figure Sargis Alam criticized the longstanding inequality in development funding between northern and southern Bangladesh. He claimed that individual municipalities in the south received more funding than entire districts in the north. "The budget allocated for one expressway in the south exceeds what the entire Rangpur Division receives," Sargis stated. He emphasized the need to identify and resolve the region’s challenges through engagement with ministry advisors and urged future leaders to prioritize public needs and adopt a politics of problem-solving.