No problem if BNP lawmakers resign: Suranjit
Friday, 26 November 2010
Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has said there will be no problem if the BNP leaders resign en masse from parliament, reports bdnews24.com.
Speaking at a press briefing at the parliament building Thursday, the Awami League leader said, "The constitution shows how to fill up vacant parliamentary seats. If anyone quits, his or her seat will be filled up accordingly."
Earlier in the day, BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury at a press briefing at his Dhanmondi residence hinted that BNP MPs, who are already on parliament boycott, might resign en masse.
"BNP MPs will not be returning to parliament"-- one of the party's top policy-makers Chowdhury said adding "the parliament, whose opposition leader is forced out of her residence along with a national flag carrying vehicle, is in no way acceptable to the people."
"The parliament is no longer a parliament. Rather it has turned into a publisher," Chowdhury added, alluding to the government step to reprint the amended constitution.
Hinting at the mass resignation, the veteran politician said, "No one-party government could complete their tenure to date. Our prime minister (Sheikh Hasina) has herself set an example by resigning from the parliament in the past."
Speaking at a press briefing at the parliament building Thursday, the Awami League leader said, "The constitution shows how to fill up vacant parliamentary seats. If anyone quits, his or her seat will be filled up accordingly."
Earlier in the day, BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury at a press briefing at his Dhanmondi residence hinted that BNP MPs, who are already on parliament boycott, might resign en masse.
"BNP MPs will not be returning to parliament"-- one of the party's top policy-makers Chowdhury said adding "the parliament, whose opposition leader is forced out of her residence along with a national flag carrying vehicle, is in no way acceptable to the people."
"The parliament is no longer a parliament. Rather it has turned into a publisher," Chowdhury added, alluding to the government step to reprint the amended constitution.
Hinting at the mass resignation, the veteran politician said, "No one-party government could complete their tenure to date. Our prime minister (Sheikh Hasina) has herself set an example by resigning from the parliament in the past."