Claiming that Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been carrying out its activities lawfully, a senior BNP leader said on Tuesday court has no 'jurisdiction' to issue an injunction on the functioning of a political party, reports UNB.
Speaking at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office, party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also accused the government of 'nakedly using' court to destroy JCD.
"Whatever Chhatra Dal has done so far is lawful, and its councillors have elected their leadership through direct voting following the democratic process," he said.
As per provisions of the law, the BNP leader said political parties and their respective activities do not fall under the jurisdiction of court. "There're some observations of the apex court in this regard."
"According to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972 and Political Parties Ordinance, 1978, BNP is a political party, and the lower court or an assistant judge's court has no jurisdiction to issue any injunction on the activities of the party and or on any office-bearer of it," he added.
Rizvi also said the court never engaged in or interfered with the activities of a political party in the country in the past.
On Monday, a Dhaka court issued an ad-interim injunction on the functioning of JCD's newly-elected executive committee for the next seven days following an application by a former leader of BNP's student body Md Aman Ullah Aman.
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
