Prominent personalities stress amicable solution to CG issue
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Terming the current political situation complex, noted personalities of the country on Friday said chance for getting rid of the political instability is slim unless the caretaker government (CG) issue is settled, reports UNB.
They said that finding an amicable solution to the CG issue and formation of the new Election Commission (EC) are among the major challenges for the country ahead.
"Since the Prime Minister (PM) is firmly opposing the CG issue, the chance for getting rid of the political instability is slim unless the issue is settled," Prof Muzaffer Ahmad told UNB.
Former CG adviser Dr Akbar Ali Khan also said, "The present problem is complex and there's no alternative to continuous but constructive dialogue."
He, however, said he does not hope that any dramatic outcome would come out from the just-concluded dialogue between President M Zillur Rahman and political parties.
Akbar Ali Khan said he is not sure of what solution will come out from the dialogue regarding CG issue but said, "Mutual and continuous dialogue among the political parties is the only way to reach a solution."
Former Dhaka University Professor Talukdar Maniruzzaman said the democratic process might get hampered in case of one-sided election and if the CG issue remains unresolved. "One-sided election will have no acceptability - neither at home nor abroad."
The CG system was scrapped on June 30 last year through the 15th amendment to the constitution.
On formation of new EC, Muzaffer Ahmad said, rules may be framed for appointing new EC and Commissioners.
"We need to see the rules first... then it'll be clear whether the political cloud will go or not," the TIB Trustee Board member said.
On Thursday, the last day of dialogue, President M Zillur Rahman proposed to initiate a move to enact a law to form an EC and the ruling AL backed the idea.
Akbar Ali Khan hoped that the government would appoint the election commissioners without delay as the tenure of the current commission expires in early February.
They said that finding an amicable solution to the CG issue and formation of the new Election Commission (EC) are among the major challenges for the country ahead.
"Since the Prime Minister (PM) is firmly opposing the CG issue, the chance for getting rid of the political instability is slim unless the issue is settled," Prof Muzaffer Ahmad told UNB.
Former CG adviser Dr Akbar Ali Khan also said, "The present problem is complex and there's no alternative to continuous but constructive dialogue."
He, however, said he does not hope that any dramatic outcome would come out from the just-concluded dialogue between President M Zillur Rahman and political parties.
Akbar Ali Khan said he is not sure of what solution will come out from the dialogue regarding CG issue but said, "Mutual and continuous dialogue among the political parties is the only way to reach a solution."
Former Dhaka University Professor Talukdar Maniruzzaman said the democratic process might get hampered in case of one-sided election and if the CG issue remains unresolved. "One-sided election will have no acceptability - neither at home nor abroad."
The CG system was scrapped on June 30 last year through the 15th amendment to the constitution.
On formation of new EC, Muzaffer Ahmad said, rules may be framed for appointing new EC and Commissioners.
"We need to see the rules first... then it'll be clear whether the political cloud will go or not," the TIB Trustee Board member said.
On Thursday, the last day of dialogue, President M Zillur Rahman proposed to initiate a move to enact a law to form an EC and the ruling AL backed the idea.
Akbar Ali Khan hoped that the government would appoint the election commissioners without delay as the tenure of the current commission expires in early February.