BNP will join JS if CG system restored
Says chief whip
The main opposition BNP will return to the parliament only if the government places a bill to restore non-party caretaker government (CG) system in the constitution, said Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque yesterday.
He was addressing a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital.
Farroque alleged that the government made the parliament ineffective. They do not even acknowledge our notices, he said, adding, "So we will not attend the 14th session."
The 14th session of the parliament is set to begin today.
Lawmakers of the BNP-led opposition alliance last attended the parliament session in March this year after a gap of 83 consecutive days.
The opposition party is now moving to compel the government to restore the neutral government system, which was scrapped from the constitution in June last year, to oversee the next national elections.
Khaleda Zia, the leader of the opposition in parliament, declared that they will not allow any election in the country if it is not held under a non-party caretaker government.
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