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Sovereignty of Sangsad unquestionable: Khaleda

By Staff Correspondent
The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) were felicitated by Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina and other MPs Sunday when the sitting of the House resumed.
The two-and-a-half hours felicitation session was taken as the first opportunity by members belonging to different parties and groups also to project their views on key issues like the form of government and necessary constitutional amendments.
Leader of the House Begum Khaleda Zia tn a written statement termed the Speaker as a veteran lawyer, parliamentarian and politician. and hoped that under his leadership MPs irrespective of party affiliations would be able to create national unity on the basts of mutual respect.
She also said MPs would be able to set an example tn the establishment of democracy and rule of law.
Begum Zia said, as a legislature the sovereignty' (supremacy) of the parliament Is unquestionable. It is the nerve centre of democracy and rule of law. she observed.
She said that the parliament was elected through a free and fair election under a caretaker government following a mass upsurge that toppled a nine-year-old autocracy. The people gave their life and suffered repression during the nine-year movement, she said.
Begum Zia urged the Speaker to discharge his responsibilities impartially and fearlessly and held people's representatives materialise hopes and aspirations of the people.
She hoped that as an experienced parliamentarian and politician Deputy Speaker Sheikh Razzak All will actively cooperate with the Speaker in upholding the supremacy and dignity of parliament
Earlier, taking the floor Sheikh Hasina deplored that the House could not felicitate the Speaker on April 5 immediately after he was elected. She also sought to know why the Leader of he House did not Initiate a motion felicitating the Speaker on that day.
Sheikh Hasina welcomed the new Speaker on behalf of the Members of Parliament. She said even though her party did not vote for Abdur Rahman Biswas, the Speaker does not belong to any party but to the whole House.
She hoped that he would uphold the rules, customs and conventions of the House to ensure its proper functioning.
Sheikh Hasina said the parliament elected on the basis of the Joint declaration of three alliances represented 12 crore people of Bangladesh and was pledge bound to Introduce parliamentary democracy. We should institutionalise democracy through democratic tolerance and restraint'. She assured the Speaker of all cooperation to run the House Smoothly.
Tofayel Ahmed of AL said that the failure of the Treasury Bench to felicitate the Speaker on April 5 had angered the people.
Speaker Abdur Rahman Biswas said there was nothing wrong in it. April 5 was a Friday and the thing could not be taken up due to shortage of time. There were also prece dents of felicitating the Speaker days after his election.
Rashed Khan Menon of Workers Party congratulated the Speaker and urged all MPs to observe the rules and procedures of the House
Suranjit Sengupta of Ganatantri Party called for Immediate introduction of a bill for introduction of parlia mentary democracy to establish an accountable government.
Matiur Rahman Nizami said the parliament should be turned into a forum of accountability for materialising the hopes and aspirations of students and the masses who earned the victory of the nine-year movement against autocracy
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury of National Democratic Party welcomed the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker as well as the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition.
Abdur Razzak of BKSAL said that the people have rejected the presidential system and one-man rule.
Shamsuddoha of the Communist Party of Bangladesh called for introducing s. constitutional amendment bill people.
Speaker Abdur Rahman Biswas said there was nothing wrong in it. April 5 was a Friday and the thing could not be taken up due to shortage of time. There were also prece dents of felicitating the Speaker days after his election.
Rashed Khan Menon of Workers Party congratulated the Speaker and urged all MPs to observe the rules and procedures of the House
Suranjit Sengupta of Ganatantri Party called for Immediate introduction of a bill for introduction of parlia mentary democracy to establish an accountable government.
Matiur Rahman Nizami said the parliament should be turned into a forum of accountability for materialising the hopes and aspirations of students and the masses who earned the victory of the nine-year movement against autocracy
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury of National Democratic Party welcomed the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker as well as the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition.
Abdur Razzak of BKSAL said that the people have rejected the presidential system and one-man rule.
Shamsuddoha of the Communist Party of Bangladesh called for introducing s. constitutional amendment bill in keeping with the Joint declaration of the three alliances.
Shahjahan SiraJ of JSD (SiraJ) said the present par- I liament was unique in that no party had an overwhelming majority in it. He hoped that the new parliament would take initiatives to establish the rights of the people which remained neglected for the last 20 years.
Moiuddin Ahmed of BKSAL called for introduction of a bill to give Institutional shape to 'sovereign parliament.
Prof Abdul Hafiz of NAP (M), Moulana Abdus Subhan of Jamaat. independent members Nurul Islam Moni and Maj (retd) Hafijuddin. Ansar Alt of Jamaat also spoke on the motion.
In reply Speaker Abdur Rahman Biswas expressed his gratitude to all for felicitating him and the Deputy Speaker.
He said the parliament elected by a free fair election after years of movement was unique. The people got their right to vote which was de stroyed before. The turn out of voters was also higher, he said.
The Speaker expressed his confidence that the parliament would be able to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people.
We are committed for parliamentary form : Hasina