Ashraf urges BNP to join budget debate in parliament
Saturday, 12 June 2010
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has urged opposition BNP to take part in the budget debate in parliament and help produce a good budget through threadbare scrutiny, reports UNB.
Replying to a question at the post-budget press conference at the NEC, he said it is not correct that the Finance Minister did not urge the opposition to attend the budget session.
"I myself time and again urged them to join. If the opposition joins the budget discussion, the nation will be benefited," said Ashraf, who is also the LGRD Minister in the Awami League-led Grand Alliance government.
He observed certain improvement in the domestic political culture this time round as neither the opposition termed the budget anti-poor, nor the ruling party called it pro-poor before the presentation of the budget in parliament.
"There is no street procession for or against the budget. Undoubtedly, this marks an improvement in our political culture," he said.
Ashraf said the new budget made a big allocation for the LGRD Ministry to help fulfill their commitment to strengthen the local government system.
Replying to a question at the post-budget press conference at the NEC, he said it is not correct that the Finance Minister did not urge the opposition to attend the budget session.
"I myself time and again urged them to join. If the opposition joins the budget discussion, the nation will be benefited," said Ashraf, who is also the LGRD Minister in the Awami League-led Grand Alliance government.
He observed certain improvement in the domestic political culture this time round as neither the opposition termed the budget anti-poor, nor the ruling party called it pro-poor before the presentation of the budget in parliament.
"There is no street procession for or against the budget. Undoubtedly, this marks an improvement in our political culture," he said.
Ashraf said the new budget made a big allocation for the LGRD Ministry to help fulfill their commitment to strengthen the local government system.