Badruddin Umar demands fresh constitution

Noted thinker and intellectual Badruddin Umar on Friday called for a fresh constitution to meet the demand of the people and help resolve the current political crisis in the country.  “The country can not run under the present constitution…reality is that the existing constitution has become dysfunctional,” he said, addressing a rally organised by Jatiya Mukti Council in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the afternoon. Badruddin Umar, president of Jatiya Mukti Council, said the new constitution must be formulated considering the demands of the people as the country’s socioeconomic scenario has changed significantly since the present constitution came into effect. Criticising the demand for the restoration of ’72 Constitution, he said many leftists demand this to fulfill their aspirations, but there is no place in politics for ‘fulfilling hope’. The noted thinker said the Awami League-led alliance government brought about the 15th amendment of the constitution and held the 10th parliamentary polls to come to power again. “This (15th) amendment not only becomes harmful for them (AL), but also paralysed the ‘state mechanism’. ‘Party mechanism’ usurped ‘state mechanism’ due to politicization, according to UNB.