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US troops to carry out relief operations: Speaker
The Jatlya Sangsad resumed it* sitting at 3 14 pm Tuesday with Speaker. Abdur Rahman Biswas. tn the chatr. reports USS
After Tliavrat-e Quran the Speaker took up the order of the day and said the question* and answer* would be deemed to have been tabled in the House
Waxed Chowdhury
At this stage. Awami League member Mohammad Abdul Wared Chowdhury (Rajbarl) drew the attention of the chair to the loss of life and damage to property in the recent cyclone. and tornadoes that had swept over Daulatdta. Rajbarl and other areas and said that the House should offer a special prayer seeking divine blessing for the peace of the departed souls
The Speaker with Wazed Chowdhury led the prayer seeking divine blessings to save the people of the country from natural calamities.
Tabibar Rahman
Tabibar Rahman Sardar (AL Jessore) took the floor on a point of order and said he had participated tn the discussion Monday on the vote of thanks
to the Acting President Justice Shahabuddtn Ahmed for his speech But the Daily Inqutiab published his name as a BNP member. He said he was a member of Awaml league and was elected to the House on Awaml Ix-ague tickets
The Speaker requested the Dally Inqutiab to publish a corrigendum.
The Speaker then disposed of a notice of breach of prtvl lege by Mohammad Shamsul Huq (AL-Mymensingh) for non-acceptance of his starred question.
The Speaker said Huqs starred question was rejected because it was not clear, and as such his privilege as a member was not breached. *
The Speaker said he had received two adjournment notices Tuesday from Musharraf Hussain (AL-Mymenslngh with Netrokona) and Mohammad Shamsul Huq (AL-Mymensingh). He expressed his regret that he could not accept them.
The Speaker told the House that Musharraf Hussain tn his adjournment notice, had said the sovereignty of the country ■ was undermined at the arrival of US troops In the country.
Rejecting his notice, the Speaker said many national and international relief agrn vies and kireign governments had responded positively at the call of the government to come In aid of the cyclone vH time Some of them wi re com Ing forward to helping the cy clone victims with cash and kind while others with skilled persons
He said the US tnxips led by the Commander of the Pacific Task Force had arrived here to carry an relief opera lions In the cyclone affected areas and as such he (Speaker) did not think that It had un dermined the sovereignty of the country
He. however, requested the State Minister for Relief or in his absence the Deputy Leader of the House to make a State ment on the issue
Hashed Khan Menon
At this stage. Workers Party member. Mr Rashed Khan Menon (Bakerganj) said since it was a matter involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Minister should make a statement the House whether his ministry had ap proved the arrival of the US troops tn Bangladesh. Mr Menon said the issue was very serious in view of the fact that the US government had made several pleas to en ter Bangladesh and to set up a base at St Martin Island In the pest
Mr. Menon said, today tlie US troops entered tin country
taking advantage of the cyclone situation.
He regretted that though the US troops had arrived In Dhaka two days ago. the gov ernment had not Informed the House of It.
He said when the House was going to be prorogued. the Leader of the House or the
concerned Minister should in form Parliament all about the arrival of the US troops tn the country
The Speaker said, even If he would have accepted the adjournment motions, there would be no time to discuss them since the House was go Ing to be prorogued So. the Speaker *a!d. he had re quested the Deputy leader of the House to make a statement In thts connection.
The second notice of ad Journment from Mohammad Shamsul Huq (AL-My,-menslngh) was about the problems Involving relief distrlbu tlon In the cyclone affected areas Including Chittagong.
At this stage Mr Nteamud din Ahmed (BNP Manikganj) took the floor on a point of order and drew the attention of the chatr to the vacant scats of the Ix-ader of the House and Ministers. He said he wanted to know whether the govern ment was aware of the fact that a cyclonic *torm had swept over Manikganj district claiming hfe and damaging property Maulana Abdus Sobhan (Jamaat Pabna) also told the House that cyclone had caused damage to property in Pabna. Nurul lalam Moni
The House then took np discussions on the speech of the Acting President
Participating tn the discus •ton, Mr Nurul Islam Mont (Ind -Barguna) urged the Tres sury Bench to give due tmpor
tame to the speech of the Acting President wherein he (Acting President) had re quested the Parliament to add a transitional and temporary provision to Part IV of the Constitution
The independent number said If the request was honoured then (Acting Presi-
dentl could be relieved f his KT Aments, the -
Mr Mont referred to a constitutional provision under which a person holding any of fire of profit Is not eligible for the post of Presidency
In this context, he re minded the House that the Acting President had been the Chief Justice of Bangladesh when he assumed the coon try s highest office He said M WTukl create another vnstltu tlonal problem If necessary amendments were not brought to give legal cover to the A t Ing President s assumption to the highest office
Mr Mon! pleaded restora lion of Parliamentary form of prvernment In favour of which, he said 51 per cent of voters had given their verdict
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Speaking next. Syed Shahldul Huq Jamal (BNP Bakerganj with Ptrojpur) urged both leader of the House and of the Opposition Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh llaaina to sit together to deckle how to materialise the hopes arid respiration of tlie masses
He said the people had participated tn the last election Mr J—ftegfolI Ml—i to thr tetr President Zlaur Rah mar, who he arid had ted the nation during the er1Uc4 jam ture after the political ctwngeover in 1
Ne alleged that depaaad President Ershad had "hijacked power" throu#, de rpon
Thr BNP member regretted that nothing was mentioned by the Acting President with re gard to the trial of former President Krdd
Promod Mankhil
Participating in thr dtscus n Mr Promod Mankhil (AL Mymrnstnghl thanked the Art tng President for his candid speech tel arhich the existing socio-economic and political .situation in the country was portrayed
He said it was for the first time that a Christian meaahir like him was elected to Parliament because of the free elections held under the neutral government of the Acting President.
Mr Mankhil thanked the Awoml League for providing opportunity for member