Maudud hails PM's all-party body on constitution amendment
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Former Law Minister Barrister Maudud Ahmed Saturday greeted the Prime Minister's proposal to constitute an all-party committee on constitution amendments following the Supreme Court judgment on the 5th amendment, reports UNB.
Talking to the news agency over phone, he said the PM also stated that the amendments would be made based on the Supreme Court (SC) judgment.
"That's very good. But we don't know yet what are the modifications the Supreme Court makes over the High Court (HC) judgment," he said.
Asked whether they will join the proposed all-party committee, Maudud, a member of the BNP standing committee, said they would have to know the terms of reference of the committee and an indication of opposition representation.
"Then, we will consider it at the party level," he said.
Maudud, however said that when the PM was speaking about an all-party committee, ruling AL advisory committee member Suranjit Sengupta preferred to form the committee without BNP.
"We must know who is correct regarding the formation of the committee," he said.
Suranjit Sengupta said that he was contemplating formation of a constitution commission with 11 to 13 members in consultation with the law minister and submitted it to the PM Sunday for approval.
He said the AL election manifesto and the SC judgment would be the terms of reference of his planned constitution commission.
Asked whether his planned commission would have representation from BNP, Sengupta said if they accept the terms of reference, they might be on the commission.
On February 2 this year, the SC dismissed two petitions contesting the HC verdict that declared illegal the 5th constitution amendment.
On August 29 in 2005, the HC in a landmark judgment scrapped the 5th amendment and declared illegal the usurpation of power in a row by Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed to Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman since August 15, 1975 changeover until April 9, 1979.
Talking to the news agency over phone, he said the PM also stated that the amendments would be made based on the Supreme Court (SC) judgment.
"That's very good. But we don't know yet what are the modifications the Supreme Court makes over the High Court (HC) judgment," he said.
Asked whether they will join the proposed all-party committee, Maudud, a member of the BNP standing committee, said they would have to know the terms of reference of the committee and an indication of opposition representation.
"Then, we will consider it at the party level," he said.
Maudud, however said that when the PM was speaking about an all-party committee, ruling AL advisory committee member Suranjit Sengupta preferred to form the committee without BNP.
"We must know who is correct regarding the formation of the committee," he said.
Suranjit Sengupta said that he was contemplating formation of a constitution commission with 11 to 13 members in consultation with the law minister and submitted it to the PM Sunday for approval.
He said the AL election manifesto and the SC judgment would be the terms of reference of his planned constitution commission.
Asked whether his planned commission would have representation from BNP, Sengupta said if they accept the terms of reference, they might be on the commission.
On February 2 this year, the SC dismissed two petitions contesting the HC verdict that declared illegal the 5th constitution amendment.
On August 29 in 2005, the HC in a landmark judgment scrapped the 5th amendment and declared illegal the usurpation of power in a row by Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed to Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman since August 15, 1975 changeover until April 9, 1979.