People will be benefited from RPO, hopes CA
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
KESHOBPUR, Jessore, July 14 (UNB): Chief Advisor (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed said Monday that the people would derive the fruits of Representation of People Order (RPO) Ordinance which would prohibit front organisations of political parties in the educational institutions.
The head of the caretaker government made the remarks at a rural dialogue responding to a participant's request to stop student politics by enacting laws.
A meeting of the Council of Advisers Sunday approved in principle the RPO Ordinance-2008, which is likely to be finally approved by the end of this month.
The dialogue was held at Abu Sharaf Sadeque Auditorium in Keshobpur as part of the government's ongoing national dialogue with political parties and different stakeholder groups at regional, rural and urban levels, which began on May 22.
Keshobpur Press Club organised the dialogue, which was moderated by Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman.
At the dialogue, the CA urged people to exercise their voting right by applying their own wisdom and judgement without fear to elect the most competent and honest candidates in the elections.
He assured that the government and the Election Commission (EC) would provide all out support so that voters could cast their votes without fear to choose their candidates.
He said people's spontaneous participation in the polls is necessary and they should exercise their voting right judiciously.
He said the EC has indicated that the schedule of the general elections would be announced in November while polls of about 300 to 350 Upazila Parishads would be completed by the end of October.
Referring to his government's prime objective to hold free, fair and acceptable election, the CA said preparation for holding the polls is almost at the final stage as the voters' list with photographs of about 80 million citizens is now almost complete.
He further said RPO Ordinance-2008 would be finalised soon, which would help the EC to exercise the election rules and regulations independently.
Referring to his address to the nation last May when he mentioned about necessity of a consensus on some areas like balance of power, stopping hartals, he said if a consensus can be reached on those areas then the objectives of caretaker government will be successful.
The government is carrying out efforts to establish democracy and good governance on a strong footing to build a corruption-free knowledge-based enlightened society.
People from different professions including teachers, businessmen, farmers, journalists, UP representatives, women and writers took part in the dialogue and spoke on local problems and their solution and national politics and election.
The also raised the question of rising prices of essentials and shortage in supply of fertilisers.
The local problems mentioned include permanent solution of water logging at Bhabadah and construction of roads and bridges in the area. Responding to them, the CA said the government is a non-political administration, which is not opponent to any political party, and it is behaving equally with all political parties.
No adviser of caretaker government will take part in next elections. Regarding the modality of the next elected government, he said it might be formulated through discussion.
The head of the caretaker government made the remarks at a rural dialogue responding to a participant's request to stop student politics by enacting laws.
A meeting of the Council of Advisers Sunday approved in principle the RPO Ordinance-2008, which is likely to be finally approved by the end of this month.
The dialogue was held at Abu Sharaf Sadeque Auditorium in Keshobpur as part of the government's ongoing national dialogue with political parties and different stakeholder groups at regional, rural and urban levels, which began on May 22.
Keshobpur Press Club organised the dialogue, which was moderated by Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman.
At the dialogue, the CA urged people to exercise their voting right by applying their own wisdom and judgement without fear to elect the most competent and honest candidates in the elections.
He assured that the government and the Election Commission (EC) would provide all out support so that voters could cast their votes without fear to choose their candidates.
He said people's spontaneous participation in the polls is necessary and they should exercise their voting right judiciously.
He said the EC has indicated that the schedule of the general elections would be announced in November while polls of about 300 to 350 Upazila Parishads would be completed by the end of October.
Referring to his government's prime objective to hold free, fair and acceptable election, the CA said preparation for holding the polls is almost at the final stage as the voters' list with photographs of about 80 million citizens is now almost complete.
He further said RPO Ordinance-2008 would be finalised soon, which would help the EC to exercise the election rules and regulations independently.
Referring to his address to the nation last May when he mentioned about necessity of a consensus on some areas like balance of power, stopping hartals, he said if a consensus can be reached on those areas then the objectives of caretaker government will be successful.
The government is carrying out efforts to establish democracy and good governance on a strong footing to build a corruption-free knowledge-based enlightened society.
People from different professions including teachers, businessmen, farmers, journalists, UP representatives, women and writers took part in the dialogue and spoke on local problems and their solution and national politics and election.
The also raised the question of rising prices of essentials and shortage in supply of fertilisers.
The local problems mentioned include permanent solution of water logging at Bhabadah and construction of roads and bridges in the area. Responding to them, the CA said the government is a non-political administration, which is not opponent to any political party, and it is behaving equally with all political parties.
No adviser of caretaker government will take part in next elections. Regarding the modality of the next elected government, he said it might be formulated through discussion.