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Form of govt: Backstage parley during Eid vacation likely

By Moinuddin Naser
The issue of the form of government will come up for discussion when Parliament resumes its session after the Eld vacation
Awamt League, which has already notified the Parliament Secretariat, will place a bill seeking reversion to parlia mentary system, on a private members day
The notice was given prior to the inaugural session of Par Itament.
According to Parliament Secretariat sources, the bill could not be scruUnlsed. because the Parliament has not yet set up any scrutiny committee. The sources said, at least 15 days' notice Is required to table a private members bill
Members from both the Treasury and the Opposition benches told The Dally Star that during the Eid vacation the issue will be taken up for discussion among the parties
concerned.
BNP leaders said It is a vital Issue for the nation. They said BNP is yet to take any decision on this issue, but majority of the members members feel that the issue should be debated in Parliament to evolve an acceptable system.
However, the Treasury Bench members opine that If Awami League brings any such bill unilaterally, it may eventually ruin the possibility of reaching a consensus on the vital constitutional issue.
The allies of Awami League in the Eight-party Alliance have, however, expressed their reservation about the bill.
Awami League presidium member Salahuddin Yousuf told The Daily Star that the bill was notified to the Parliament Secretariat before the beginning of the session. As the time bar of 15 days had not been over, the bill could not be tabled on the private members'
day on Thursday, he said. The bill will be placed on the first private members' day after resumption of Parliament ses-
He said Awami League ts ready to discuss the form of government vis-a-vis an accountable government as enshrined In the Joint Declaration of the three political alliances. But. he said. BNP has not yet indicated its willingness to discuss the issue.
On the other hand. BNP sources told The Daily Star the BNP Parliamentary Party did not put the Issue on the agenda as yet. They said, after the Eid vacation the BNP Parliamentary Party is expected to discuss the issue. A meeting In this connection will be held on April 20 before resumption of the session, they said.
DUCSU VP Amanullah Aman, who Is also'a BNP MP said, the Issue must be debated
In Parliament. He said BNP is committed to establish a government. which will remain accountable to Parliament. But he maintained that the Joint Declaration of the three alliances does not discard the option for presidential form of government.
During the one-week session of Parliament the Issue of the form of government was raised by the Opposition mem bers on several occasions. But there was no formal debate on this issue.
Many of the Members of Parliament said there should be a backstage pa/ley on the Issue. Without any consensus behind the screen, discussion on this issue in Parliament will yield no benefit.
Salahuddin Yousuf said, it has now become clear that BNP does not want any change in the Constitution. So. it would not be wise for Awami League to give up the chance to create an atmosphere for movement on this issue in future. he said.
On the other hand. Gano-tantri Party leader Suranjeet
Sengupta, who has been hammering on this issue from the very beginning of the session, told The Daily Star that any bill on the form of government from the Opposition Bench will ultimately complicate the Issue and Awami League will be given a chance for agitation without achieving anything fruitful.
Dr. Kamal Hossain, an Awami League presidium member, said the Members of Parliament should utilise the Eid vacation for informal discussion on this issue.
Workers Party leader Rashed Khan Menon said BNP has not yet closed the door to discussion on this issue. He said top BNP leaders told him that they are considering the issue seriously. He said, placing any such bill by any of the parties unilaterally will foil the issue.
Prior to the formation of the Councils of Ministers, the Five-Party Alliance leaders discussed this issue with BNP. At that time, Sheikh Razzak All. now Deputy Speaker, told the Five-Party leaders that he hoped they would be able to
reach a consensus on the parliamentary form of government.
But now many of the BNP leaders have become tight-lipped. The Five-Party Alliance. Oikya Prokrfya and United Communist League in a recent meeting discussed the issue of the form of government. Many of them now see the issue as a contradiction between two groups of the bourgeois class. They opined that there is no difference between the two systems so far the Interests of the common people are con
Jamaat-e-Islam!, which has given unconditional support to BNP to form the government is now thinking about the issue seriously. Jamaat which has changed its stand and now wants a compromise between the parliamentary and the presidential forms, also expressed its keenness to debate the issue. Jamaat leader Matiur Rahman Nizami said a balance between the power of Parliament and the presidency can give a better government to the nation.