Political occasions are position to put up their strategies to the Constitutional Reform Commission this present day, primarily based on the cost’s earlier build a question to for written proposals on constitutional reforms by this closing date.
The BNP plans to propose a bicameral parliament, a restrict on prime ministers serving more than two consecutive phrases, and a system of exams and balances between the president and prime minister, among quite a lot of solutions.
The National Voters’ Committee intends to propose proportional illustration for 100 seats, a four-three hundred and sixty five days parliamentary term, and the drafting of a brand unusual constitution, in accordance to members of the occasions.
Excluding for Jamaat, nearly all occasions, including the BNP and National Voters’ Committee, give a scheme shut to the postulate of a bicameral parliament.
Whereas the BNP opposes proportional illustration, Jamaat, smaller occasions, and leftist groups favour elections per proportional illustration.
Furthermore, most occasions agree on lowering the prime minister’s powers to make certain a better balance between the roles of the president and the prime minister.
An adviser to the meantime authorities, who spoke on condition of anonymity, advised TBS, “After consulting with all occasions and stakeholders, the Constitution Reform Commission will present a draft to the occasions. They will then manufacture extra amendments and resubmit their proposals. Once finalised, the authorities is brooding about conserving a ‘referendum’ on the draft constitution.”
What BNP proposes
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury acknowledged, “We haven’t defined the particular balance of energy between the president and prime minister but, but our proposal will embody a system of exams and balances for these two key positions.”
He added, “No person will be allowed to wait on as prime minister for more than two consecutive phrases. This can even cease somebody from changing into a hideous fascist like Sheikh Hasina. Nonetheless, they may be able to return after sitting out one term.”
Concerning the bicameral parliament, Khasru acknowledged, “The upper home of parliament will be formed. We haven’t made up our minds but whether or now not this can even beget 100, 200, or 300 members, but each and each celebration will nominate MPs per their seats in the decrease home.”
He added, “The most proficient and modern members of their fields will be MPs in the simpler home. They will position notify insurance policies, and their intellectual discussions will influence selections in the decrease home.”
BNP is finalising proposals for constitutional and heaps of key reforms per their 31-level reform agenda. It plans to propose declaring equality, human dignity, and justice because the classic principles of the Constitution.
The celebration has principally accomplished its proposals for reforms to the constitution, Election Commission, and police department.
BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain advised TBS, “We haven’t finalised any a part of the constitutional reform but. The authorities’s Constitution Reform Commission will procure proposals from all occasions and attain a draft. Once we catch that draft, we can review it and send our closing proposals abet to them.”
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and heaps of senior leaders beget acknowledged that they disagree with the proportional illustration proposals from Jamaat and smaller occasions.
BNP leaders argue that the proportional illustration system is now not real looking for Bangladesh. They imagine that no celebration will likely steady a majority, which may well presumably also end result in a hung parliament as a rule.
What Jamaat seeks
Jamaat’s proposal will embody introducing a proportional illustration, an electoral system by which occasions accomplish seats in share to the option of votes forged for them.
The celebration will glimpse a caretaker authorities system as a everlasting fragment of the constitution, and abolishing political celebration registration principles.
Furthermore, Jamaat will propose appointing a deputy speaker from the principle opposition celebration, making a shadow cupboard led by the parliamentary opposition leader, and guaranteeing native authorities elections are non-partisan.
It’ll also propose conserving national parliamentary elections over more than one days, in accordance to sources for the duration of the celebration.
Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General Maulana Abdul Halim advised TBS, “We are able to propose several adjustments, including proportional illustration and lowering the powers of each and each the president and prime minister.
“We give a scheme shut to a proportional electoral system to cease the influence of muscle energy and dark money in elections and to accomplish a more inclusive parliament. On this methodology, each and each voter’s vote has an influence and contributes to the parliament.”
Concerning the balance of energy between the president and prime minister, Abdul Halim acknowledged, “We must decrease the prime minister’s powers, but we can even now not give too great energy to the president, as that will well presumably also manufacture parliament ineffective. The prime minister’s powers can even be diminished while conserving parliament fully functional.”
Abdul Halim also renowned that Jamaat’s proposal would now not embody the BNP’s thought of a bicameral parliament.
Proposals from quite a lot of organisations
The Anti-Discrimination Student Circulate and the National Voters’ Committee will also put up their proposals to the Constitutional Reform Commission, which, led by Professor Ali Riaz, has already begun consultations with prominent electorate and heaps of stakeholders.
Sarwar Tushar, a member of the National Voters’ Committee, advised TBS, “We decide on a brand unusual constitution. The parliament will be known as the ‘Legislative Assembly.’ Proportional illustration will be old for 100 seats in the simpler home, that will well presumably also additionally be known as the National Assembly and led by the president.
“The decrease home will beget 200 seats, without delay elected by voters, and led by the prime minister. The parliamentary term will be 4 years, with mid-term elections for 50 to 60 seats after 2 years to check the authorities’s recognition, though the authorities will now not change.”
Sarwar Tushar also acknowledged, “We are able to propose declaring the event on 17 April 1971, because the birth of the first republic and 2024 because the 2d republic in the constitution.”
He added, “In due route, constitutional adjustments needs to be made by a appropriate away referendum, now not by MPs’ votes. We are able to also propose that any invoice, after being discussed in each and each properties of parliament, must be handed with the president’s approval.”
Saiful Haque, classic secretary of the Revolutionary Workers Occasion of Bangladesh, advised TBS, “We give a scheme shut to proportional illustration and a bicameral parliament. We are able to propose eliminating the availability that enables a invoice to pass although the president would now not stamp it internal 15 days.
“We decide on the president to beget the energy to send any invoice abet to parliament for added dialogue and review if he disagrees with it.”
Zonayed Saki, the manager coordinator of Ganosanhati Andolan (Mass Team spirit Circulate), acknowledged, “We give a scheme shut to proportional illustration and a bicameral parliament. Nonetheless, we decide the simpler home to beget 300 MPs, all without delay elected by the members, now not appointed like doubtlessly the most new girls folk MPs.
“Every celebration will put up a panel sooner than the elections, and per the votes each and each celebration receives, they’ll be dispensed seats in the simpler home.”
He also renowned that, excluding for the BNP, in relation to all occasions, including Islami Andolan Bangladesh (led by Charmonai Pir), Gono Odhikar Parishad, Nagarik Oikya, and Amar Bangladesh Occasion, give a scheme shut to proportional illustration.
Nearly all occasions, excluding Jamaat, favour a bicameral parliament. Nonetheless, Jamaat has acknowledged they are initiate to brooding in regards to the bicameral system if all occasions agree, and there isn’t any rigid stance for the duration of the celebration on the topic, Zonayed Saki added.
