Editorial
JS proposal on CTG scrapping
Cabinet approval should be reversed, if necessary
With the cabinet okaying the JS Body's recommendation for doing away with the caretaker government, the AL government has virtually shut out the door for talks with the opposition on the issue and taken what we believe to be an unintended confrontational posture.
By cabinet approval the government has spoken on the issue. It has a ring of finality before being tabled in parliament. Evidently this contradicts the government's repeated offers to have a dialogue with the opposition to arrive at a common ground on the caretaker issue. Nothing has happened since the government's overtures for talks and Khaleda Zia's positive-sounding response to justify such a unilateral step. We are surprised, we are baffled.
The impression is unavoidable, by the turn of events, that the government has moved away from its stated position of having invited the opposition to come to the parliament with its formula to amend the caretaker system in the wake of the court verdict.
Clearly the government has not thought through the likely consequences of a unilateral move on the issue that should remain open for discussion for all practical purposes.
In this context, the opposition has already stated that all doors for talks on the caretaker issue have been closed. Can the party be blamed for assuming that position?
We would still like to believe, routes to political solution through discussion have not been altogether blocked despite the cabinet approval.
In view of the negative signal in the matter given by the government, it should be obliged to restate its position unequivocally on the caretaker question. We think the government must undo the damage by unequivocally declaring that the doors for talks remain open, and if necessary, cabinet decision will be reversed.
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