12-Party Alliance against reform delay

Chief Coordinator of the 12-Party Alliance and Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar) Chairman Mustafa Jamal Haider has urged the National Consensus Commission to reach a consensus over minimum reform proposals without unnecessary delay, report agencies.

"We are not willing to waste time day after day. We should quickly reach a minimum level of consensus. If some issues remain incomplete or disputed, we can reform them in the course of time," he said.

He made the remarks while taking part in a dialogue with the National Consensus Commission at the Jatiya Sangsad Complex in the capital on Sunday.

An 11-member delegation from the alliance, led by him, took part in the dialogue presided over by Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz.

Mustafa Jamal Haider said having differences and disagreements among political parties are quite natural. "This is the beauty and strength of democracy. Still, we must reach a consensus on minimum reforms so that no scope is left for authoritarian rule to reemerge."