Law minister Shafique Ahmed and special parliamentary committee co-chairman Suranjit Sengupta on Tuesday sought to reassure the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the doors for discussion on the caretaker government system still remained open.
They came up with the statements in response to BNP leader Moudud Ahmed's claims that the government had closed all doors for talks between the government and the opposition by approving the bill on constitution amendment with a proposal for scrapping the caretaker government provisions.
At a briefing at the media centre at the parliament building, Suranjit Sengupta said, 'Even if the doors for talks on caretaker government are closed, discussions can still be held on an election-time interim government.'
Suranjit insisted that the cabinet's approval of the constitution amendment bill had not closed the doors rather opened up a new avenue for discussion.
'The ruling and opposition parties together can form an interim government through discussions, even if there are no chances for talks on the caretaker government provision,' he said.
Suranjit, also a member of Awami League advisory council, accused Moudud of trying to 'mislead' the people by misinterpreting the constitution in a bid to create political instability in the country.
Law minister Shafique Ahmed on Tuesday said that the BNP still had chances to join a discussion on the issue of constitution amendment even after the cabinet's approval of the amendment bill.
Shafique made the comments at an exchange of views on the proposed power of attorney act-2011 organised by the legislative and parliamentary affairs division under the ministry of law, justice and parliamentary affairs.
Disputing Moudud Ahmed's claims, Shafique said, 'The cabinet's approval does not mean that it has turned into a law. The bill will be placed in parliament and be sent to the standing committee and will return to parliament after scrutiny. BNP has opportunity at each of the stages for discussions.'
Moudud on Monday said that the door for talks on the caretaker issue had been closed by the cabinet's approval of the amendment bill.
The cabinet on Monday approved the special parliamentary committee's report containing 51 recommendations on the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Bill- 2011.
Shafique said the committee had prepared the recommendations after taking opinions from 'all quarters'.
He said that the opposition did not cooperate with the special committee in the process. They can give their opinions on the report in parliament, he added.
On the proposed act on power of attorney, Shafique said that it would stop illegal sales of property and land grabbing.
Source : New Age
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