Political crisis feared over constitution
Former president Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday warned of an imminent crisis in the country's political arena if the ongoing debate over constitutional amendments is not resolved soon.
He said the government and the opposition failed to discharge their duties properly, paving the way to a rise of alternative political forces.
Badruddoza, also president of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, was addressing a discussion at Engineers Institution Auditorium in the city on the occasion of his party's seventh founding anniversary.
Adbul Kader Siddiqi of Krishok Sramik Janta League, Commander Adbur Rouf of Gonoforum, Ferdous Qureshi and Abul Hasan Chwodhruy of Progressive Democratic Party and Major (retd) Abdul Mannan of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh also spoke with Badruddoza in the chair. Mahi B Chowdhury conducted the programme.
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain sent a message, read out by Abdur Rouf. In the message, Kamal urged all to work together to save the country from a disastrous situation, created due to politics of intolerance.
Badruddoza said ruling Awami League government will not be able to win the election if it is held in a free and fair manner.
“We will go for movement at the end of this year to unite people so that a government of alternative political parties (excluding the present ruling and opposition parties) can form a pro-people government,” he said.
He also criticised the Supreme Court verdict on caretaker government system, saying that this verdict opened a way of confrontational politics.
Kader Siddiqi termed the present government as “fraud” and said it would be better for the country if the present government was forced to leave power without further delay.
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