Take people's mandate thru polls: BNP
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people's mandate on bringing about any fundamental change to the country's constitution must be taken through fresh elections.
“We already demanded an early election, which must be held under a caretaker government that is neutral and free of controversy,” he said while addressing a roundtable discussion at the Jatiya Press Club.
Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad, a pro-BNP professionals' organisation, arranged the meeting on “Uncertainty over constitution”.
Fakhrul said BNP will not accept an Election Commission that is reconstituted with biased and controversial persons.
Introduction of electronic voting system in the country will also not be acceptable to the opposition, he added.
He said that people did not give any mandate to the Awami League government to bring changes to the constitution.
Prof Emajuddin Ahmed said the constitution can not be finalized without hearing the people's opinion.
Those who said that there is no relation between state and religion, lack adequate knowledge, he said adding that, "At least 55 countries in the world have state religion.”
Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, president of Supreme Court Bar Association, said the government has done a fraud centering the constitution as it has published a constitution in April 2008 and another one in February11 this year.
Justice MA Rouf said people's mandate must be taken for amending the constitution. “It was not wise to bring changes to the constitution through court verdict, thereby avoiding the parliament,” he said.
The proposals prepared by the special committee through holding 'show' meetings are not correct, he added.
Prof Borhan Uddin Khan, Prof Sadrul Amin, Prof Tarek Shamsur Rahman, Ruhul Amin Gazi, Chashi Nazrul Islam, among others, spoke at the meeting presided by Mahmudur Rahman, convener of Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad and acting editor of the daily Amar Desh.
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