Budget of unrepresentative govt unacceptable: Amir Khasru

BNP chairperson’s adviser Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury  said Friday the budget for fiscal year 2014-15 placed by an unrepresentative govt will not be acceptable to people. “This regime is illegitimate as it has assumed office snatching people’s voting right. The illegal government has placed the national budget in parliament. We reject this illegal budget,” he said. He was addressing a roundtable discussion titled ‘The new government of Narendra Modi: How should be Bangladesh-India ties’ arranged by Nagorik Forum at the Jatiya Press Club. Finance Minister AMA Muhith placed a Tk 2,50,506 crore budget for fiscal year 2014-15 in parliament on Thursday. Criticising the government, Amir Khasru said people have no confidence in it. “Though they had very little support before the January 5 election, they lost it further by holding the election. “Now they’re in office by force.” He urged BNP leaders and activists to take all-out preparations for waging a strong movement to force the current government to quit, according to UNB.