Stop giving ultimatums
Suranjit asks opposition
Former railways minister Suranjit Sengupta yesterday urged the opposition to stop delivering ultimatums for restoration of caretaker government system, as, he said, the history of the country showed no such ultimatum to be proven successful. His remarks came a day after the expiry of the opposition's 90-day ultimatum for reinstatement of the interim government system, which was scrapped through the 15th amendment to the constitution. The lawmaker also warned the BNP of looming frustrations among its own party men due to failure of the June 10 deadline. He made these observations at a discussion, arranged by Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, at an auditorium of the Public Library in the capital. Suranjit, now a minister without portfolio, called upon the opposition to come back to parliament for placing all its demands and resolving the disputes. “The door is open for dialogue if it is made with due conformity to the constitution”. He also urged the opposition to be respectful to the constitution to uphold the spirit of the country's independence. “In the developed countries, no politician, be it republican or democrat, Obama or Romney, never makes any remark that goes against the constitution”. Suranjit also observed that the opposition was now treating the caretaker government issue as the "golden deer", which was not in the constitution. The meeting was also attended, among others, by Abdul Mannan Choudhury, vice chancellor, World University; Baloram Poddar, director, Janata Bank; Arun Kumar Rana, general secretary, Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote; and Advocate Afzal Hossain, information and research secretary, Awami League.
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