16th Amendment to cling to power: BNP

The Parliament is being given the authority to remove Supreme Court judges as part of the government’s plan to establish 1-party rule, the BNP has claimed. Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party will organise a movement against the proposed amendment. A Cabinet meeting on Monday approved the ‘Constitution (16th Amendment) Act, 2014’ for adding the provision to impeach SC judges over proven offences or incapability by the vote of a two-thirds majority. Law Minister Anisul Haque speaking to reporters at his office said ‘nations considered most civilized and with the parliamentary system’ like the UK, India, Australia and New Zealand have this constitutional provision. But Mirza Alamgir said the government was trying to secure its stay in power through the barrel of the gun. ‘A draft law to give back MPs the power to remove judges is being placed in the Cabinet today. This is how they plan to implement one party rule – BAKSAL in the country,’ the BNP spokesperson added, according to bdnews24.com.