Leaders of 11 political parties, seven of them partners of Awami League led ruling coalition, announced on Wednesday that they would separately and simultaneously march towards parliament today to oppose the omissions and commissions of the government in restoring the Constitution as it was on adoption in 1972.
They took the decision at a meeting held at the office of Communist Party of Bangladesh Wednesday morning. A 10- member delegation representing the parties on Wednesday met speaker Abdul Hamid at his office to reiterate their demand for restoring the Constitution as it was on adoption in 1972.
They said that they also pressed for a new demand for incorporating a provision to accord constitutional recognition to the indigenous peoples of the country.
They handed in to the speaker a paper in which they opposed the idea of retaining bismillah, the provision of state religion, demanded banning religion based political parties and organisations and according constitutional recognition to all the indigenous peoples in the country.
Led by Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon, MP, the delegation included CPB general secretary Mujahidul Islam Selim, JSD president Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, Gana Forum leader Pankaj Bhattacharya, Communist Kendra leader Wajedul Islam Khan, Ganatantri Party general secretary Nurur Rahman Selim and PCJSS leader Shaktipada Tripura.
The leaders of 10 of the parties would congregate at Central Shaheed Minar at 12 noon Thursday before marching to parliament.
BSD leaders said that they would do it separately following their decision.
They said they would gather in front of National Press Club in the afternoon and then march to parliament.
The meeting in the CPB office was attended by CPB general secretary Mujahidul Islam Selim, leaders Haider Akbar Khan Rano, Shahidullah Chowdhury, JSD president Hasanul Haq Inu, Workers Party general secretary Anisur Rahman Mollick, politburo member Bimal Biswas, Fazle Hossain Badsha, Gana Forum leader Pantanj Bhattachrya, NAP leader Ismali Hossain, Ganatantri Party leader Mahmudur Rahman Babu, Samyabadi Dal's Lutfar Rahman, Gana Azadi League's Abdus Samad and Ganatantrik Majdur Party's Zakir Hossain.
Source : New Age
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