Asansol: As one enters Asansol, a huge billboard welcomes visitors to the “city of brotherhood”. In election season, residents want the old bonhomie restored to the cosmopolitan city’s social fabric. Imam Imdadullah Rashidi of Noorani Mosque in Asansol North, who lost his teenaged son in a communal flare-up three years ago, has appealed to locals to exercise their democratic right judiciously but not let elections create a divide. “Vote for peace, tranquillity and development. Elections are like a festival of democracy. People should apply their rights judiciously. The issues should be peace and development. There should be no violence during poll or after ,” Rashidi appealed.