Points to ponder
ABM Musa, the respected journalist, highlighted his point of view on a Channel-i programme on issues of BDR enquires and terrorism scare in the government. We are not aware whether the government has any system to listen to and act or react to such comments coming from a popular media programme. The issues Mr. Musa raised should be an eye opener for the government policy makers.
The caretaker government came under severe criticism for taking a plate full of plan and activities without ensuring their capacity and time frame to implement those plans for reforms etc, etc. We only hope the elected government would not run into the same trouble in handling the issue of BDR carnage and terrorist threat. Be careful about making the whole nation panicky by over doings and wrong doings.
In the BDR case people would be totally frustrated if the enquiry Coordinator fails to justify all his comments in the media from day one till today. He is already walking on a very tight rope taking all attention to his remarks outside parliament (?). Please avoid primitive judgment which might cost the credibility of the government. The opposition is also misdirected on those issues and using the "seating approach" in the party office and issuing statement after statement, perhaps waiting for the government to falter by itself. The weakness of the opposition is well demonstrated by now. The party seemed to be in disarray and losing the kind of patronage they used to receive.
Another important issue came on television screen- the anti-corruption week. I think the people have time and again expressed their support for any anti-corruption move. The popular support is already there. What we need is a set of acts and rules to combat corruption from higher level and apply them timely and equally against any corruption charges. The ACC has to be strengthened institutionally, rather than through rhetoric ideas of PR and patch work. The parliamentary committee needs to address the issue seriously and immediately; otherwise we are going to see the repetition of the recent past.
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