MEMBERS of parliament should respect each other, irrespective of their political identities, to uphold the dignity of the House and also to improve political practices in the country, says Fazlul Azim, the lone independent lawmaker in the ninth Jatiya Sangsad. 'The people are losing their faith in politics and politicians because most of the treasury and opposition benchers in parliament do not play their role as lawmakers properly,' Azim said in an exclusive interview with New Age at his Kakrail business office in the capital Dhaka on August 4.
The treasury benchers hurriedly pass bills in parliament without a proper review, he claimed. He also criticised them for their failure to create in parliament an atmosphere conducive for constructive debates.
Azim, who has been elected to parliament from the Noakhali-6 constituency, was especially critical of the ministers, who he said were not serious about properly discharging their responsibilities in the House, often oblivious of the fact that the main business of the lawmakers in enactment of law.
Azim, who successfully ran in the 1996 parliamentary election with nomination from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was also critical of the BNP for its sustained boycott of parliamentary proceedings.
The treasury and opposition benchers do not hesitate to use obscene remarks and suggestions in their bid to malign one another, he said.
The situation, Azim believes, will improve if the major political parties nominate qualified people for parliamentary elections, people who prefer constructing debates in parliament.
Source : New Age
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