report in Dhaka Tribune, Jan 23, 2018 at 02:09 AM
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday urged the government to amend the constitution in a bid to include the provision of having an election-time government.
He said: “The Prime Minister has recently said an election-time government will be formed, but there’s no existence of such administration in the constitution.”
Speaking at a discussion, he further said: “If you (PM) accept the election-time government system, you can amend the constitution to incorporate the provision since the parliament is in function, and you have a two-thirds majority to do that.”
Mosharraf, a BNP standing committee member, said a non-party neutral election-time government system is crucial to include in the constitution to hold a fair and credible election and empower people to elect their representatives.
He warned that their party together with people will take to the streets to realise their demand if the government does not take any step for arranging the polls under the non-party government.
Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal organised the programme at the Jatiya Press Club, marking the 82nd birth anniversary of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.
In her recent address to the nation, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said an election-time government will be formed as per the Constitution which will provide all-out cooperation to the Election Commission in conducting the next election.
Referring to Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s comment, where he mentioned that BNP’s stance on the election-time government is not clear, Mosharraf said: “There’s no ambiguity in our demand as we’ve clearly said the election-time government must be a neutral one.”
The BNP leader alleged that the government is trying to mislead people over the polls-time administration issue.
Mosharraf also said they will go to people to drum up their support once their chairperson unveils the framework on the election-time government.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2018/01/23/bnp-seeks-constitutional-amendment/
Comments are closed.