Desk Report,
NCP calls on political parties to unite on fundamental reforms
National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain has called on political parties to unite on the issue of fundamental reforms. He said, “We will appeal to political parties to understand the people’s opinions, understand the expectations of the people and unite in favor of fundamental reforms so that no authoritarian governance structure can ever be established in Bangladesh again.”
NCP calls on political parties to unite on fundamental reforms
Akhtar Hossain made this call after discussions with the National Consensus Commission at the Doel Hall of the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Sunday. The seventh day of the second phase of discussions with political parties was held today to build consensus on the issue of reforms.
The agenda of the discussion included the appointment committee of constitutional and statutory institutions, a bicameral parliament, the election process of the upper house and the responsibilities and roles of the upper house.
Akhtar Hossain alleged that fundamental reforms are stalled due to the BNP and some like-minded parties. He said, “In the new Bangladesh that has been achieved through the blood of the people, a new government will be able to use the Election Commission, ACC, PSC and other statutory institutions in a haphazard manner, appoint partisan people to these institutions as they wish, use institutions as they wish, suppress opposition views, and prevent the government from being held accountable – those who want to create such a situation, the general public of Bangladesh has no connection with them, the general public cannot unite with them in any way.”
Akhtar Hossain mentioned that the National Citizens Party is the most sincere about reforms. He said, “The larger part of the people is waiting outside this room. They are seeing which party wants fundamental reforms or not.” Stating that there is a bargaining process on reforms in the consensus commission discussions, Akhtar Hossain said, “We had to stay far away from the reality of fundamental reforms in Sunday’s discussions as well. Consensus formation is not possible due to obstruction by BNP and minority parties in the discussions of the Appointments Committee of Constitutional and Statutory Institutions
