Suranjit blasts Khaleda Zia for presenting shadow budget outside JS
Monday, 28 June 2010
Senior Awami League (AL) lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta alleged in parliament Sunday that Khaleda Zia's presentation of the shadow budget at a five-star hotel indicated another military-backed unconstitutional government, reports bdnews24.com.
He made the statement while delivering his speech on the proposed national budget in parliament.
"The Leader of the Opposition had placed her shadow budget ahead of announcement of the national budget in a five-star hotel instead of parliament," said Mr Sengupta.
"Do you want another 1/11? I see the symptoms of another 1/11," he said referring to the January 11, 2007 when an interim government took over stewarded by the military and declared a State of Emergency that remained in force for about two years.
Mr Sengupta said Khaleda Zia violated the constitution and the global parliamentary norms and practices.
"The national flag given to Khaleda Zia has been given to the Leader of the Opposition in parliament, not to the Leader of the Opposition in the street," he said.
The AL lawmaker supported a big budget, saying, "How will we achieve growth without a big budget?"
He said the present government's pro-farmer policies resulted in bumper production of Boro.
"If we can maintain the constitutional continuity, Bangladesh will emerge as a food exporting country," said Mr Suranjit.
He also requested the finance minister to waive the proposed tax on the savings certificates.
He made the statement while delivering his speech on the proposed national budget in parliament.
"The Leader of the Opposition had placed her shadow budget ahead of announcement of the national budget in a five-star hotel instead of parliament," said Mr Sengupta.
"Do you want another 1/11? I see the symptoms of another 1/11," he said referring to the January 11, 2007 when an interim government took over stewarded by the military and declared a State of Emergency that remained in force for about two years.
Mr Sengupta said Khaleda Zia violated the constitution and the global parliamentary norms and practices.
"The national flag given to Khaleda Zia has been given to the Leader of the Opposition in parliament, not to the Leader of the Opposition in the street," he said.
The AL lawmaker supported a big budget, saying, "How will we achieve growth without a big budget?"
He said the present government's pro-farmer policies resulted in bumper production of Boro.
"If we can maintain the constitutional continuity, Bangladesh will emerge as a food exporting country," said Mr Suranjit.
He also requested the finance minister to waive the proposed tax on the savings certificates.