Talha Bin Habib
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken move to revamp its organisational capacities aimed at creating a new leaderships to be picked up from the grass roots levels.
To this effect the party would soon hold council meetings of all committees from upper to grass roots levels. Party sources said the high ups of the party have already directed the joint and organisational secretaries to collect reports from the grass roots levels. After evaluating the reports the chairperson of the party would take decision on taking further steps for refurbishing the organisational activities of the party.
“The move aims to bring young, honest and competent persons from grass roots levels to the central committee to strengthen the organisational capacity and regain lost images of the party,” said an influential leader of the party.
He said the move will also help gear up organisational capacities of the party through holding councils of all committees of the party. All committees of the party from central to union levels would be formed through the councillors voting.
” The council of the party would soon be held within the next couple of months,” he added.
Asked about suspected corrupt leaders in the party he said the constitution of the party clearly prescribes that no corrupt persons could be members of the party.
The party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has started the cleansing process within the party against those who were involved and played controversial role during the just concluded elections.
It may be mentioned the BNP could not hold National Council Meeting for the last couple of years. The chairperson of the party would take initiatives for refurbishing its front organisations.
The tenure of different committees of the party have already expired. The high command of BNP is going to reorganise all those committees through holding party council meetings.
Party sources said the Chairperson of BNP has already instructions all concerned to take necessary steps.
Several posts of the standing committee, vice-chairmen and advisers to the party chairperson have been lying vacant for many years.
Besides many influential leaders have been isolated from the party due to their alleged involvement to bring reform within the party.
Inactiveness of the standing committee members due to health ground, intra party conflict in different areas are thought to be the prime causes for weakening the organisational strength.
It may be mentioned the last party council was held on September 1, 2 in 1993. As per the constitution of BNP, the council of the party is required to be held every two years. But till now it could not be held.
In 1996 the party had again taken move to hold the council. But due to the anti-government movement it could not be held. Again after assuming power in 2001 the move was kept in the shelves. But some divisional committee meetings were held in 2002.
“The leaders who have records of doing corruption should be expelled from the party. If all those things go smooth then the organisational activities of the party would be geared up and benefit the party,” said a vice-chairman of the party.
Courtesy: nation.ittefaq.com
