'Jama'at will be banned if '72 charter revived'
Saturday, 17 July 2010
Awami League (AL) Lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta has said reverting to the original constitution of 1972 would lead to banning the politics of Jama'at-e-Islami, the weapons supplier and financier and biggest patron of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), reports bdnews24.com.
He also said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday urged for speedy formation of a constitutional commission to revert to the original charter of the nation.
Suranjit was speaking at a seminar on 'War criminal trials and banning Jamaat's politics'.
Bangabandhu Academy organised the seminar at the city's Dhaka Reporters' Unity Auditorium Friday.
Suranjit said, "Anyone can practice politics keeping in line with the country's legislation as their own democratic right. However, those who publicly acclaim democracy and cultivate terrorism in private cannot pursue politics."
The veteran politician commented that the people were not content with the progress of the war crimes trial and said, "The less the ministers of the current government will speak, the more will the government be able to fulfil its electoral pledges. Even the war criminal trials will be eased."
"More competent and honest people are needed in the prosecution panel for a faster and acceptable war crimes trial. Increased manpower is needed for the investigation," added Suranjit, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry.
Bangabandhu Academy chief Hemayet Uddin presided over the function, while Krishak League central organising Secretary MA Karim and metropolitan AL health Secretary Dr Dilip Roy were present.
He also said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday urged for speedy formation of a constitutional commission to revert to the original charter of the nation.
Suranjit was speaking at a seminar on 'War criminal trials and banning Jamaat's politics'.
Bangabandhu Academy organised the seminar at the city's Dhaka Reporters' Unity Auditorium Friday.
Suranjit said, "Anyone can practice politics keeping in line with the country's legislation as their own democratic right. However, those who publicly acclaim democracy and cultivate terrorism in private cannot pursue politics."
The veteran politician commented that the people were not content with the progress of the war crimes trial and said, "The less the ministers of the current government will speak, the more will the government be able to fulfil its electoral pledges. Even the war criminal trials will be eased."
"More competent and honest people are needed in the prosecution panel for a faster and acceptable war crimes trial. Increased manpower is needed for the investigation," added Suranjit, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry.
Bangabandhu Academy chief Hemayet Uddin presided over the function, while Krishak League central organising Secretary MA Karim and metropolitan AL health Secretary Dr Dilip Roy were present.