Oath taking violation of constitution: BNP
The BNP-led 18-party alliance has suspended its countrywide non-stop road-rail-waterways blockade programme for today and tomorrow taking what they termed ‘peoples’ sufferings’ into consideration. “We have put on hold the non-stop countrywide blockade for Friday and Saturday considering the people’s suffering. The blockade will resume from Sunday across the country,” BNP leader Osman Faruq announced in a video massage sent to different media outlets last night. The 18-party alliance has been enforcing the countrywide non-stop blockade since January 1. Meanwhile, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a written statement yesterday accused the government of violating and dishonouring the constitution, saying it has been done only to cling to power forever. “The government has staged a farcical general election on January 5 by snatching people’s rights to vote freely. The parliament and the constitution
have been stigmatised for the oath taking function of the lawmakers, who were elected in farcical one-sided national polls on January 5,” he claimed.
He also said that yesterday’s oath taking of MPs-elect in the parliament is nothing but a betrayal with the nation. In the statement, Alamgir said the govt has published a fake information and figures on the turnout in the 10th general election in a bid to gain international support in favour of the Awami League (AL) govt.
“People at home and abroad don’t believe in the facts and figure of the turnout. Even, several local observers appointed by the government already termed the turnout as fabricated,” Fakhrul said.
He also said that no elected person can take a fresh oath before January 24 as the 9th parliament remains functional till the date as per the constitutional obligation, and termed the oath taking function as a clear violation of the constitution. The BNP leader also alleged that AL has shattered the country’s constitution by bringing the15th amendment to the constitution on basis of the party’s absolute majority in parliament.
Courtesy of The Independent
