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Acting President clears both the Constitution amendment bills

BNPPP, ALPP meet separately tomorrow over course of action

Star Report
The parliamentary parties of both the BNP and the Awami League will meet separately tomorrow (Saturday) morning to finalise their respective course of action on the Constitution amendment bills likely to be moved in Parliament next week.
The proposed amendment bills of both the parties have got the clearance of the Acting President.
Awami League's bill submitted by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Abdus Samad Azad reached the Parliament Secretariat yesterday while the BNP bill Is expected to reach by tomorrow.
According to a Parliament Secretariat source, the Awami League bill has the possibility of being placed before the House on July 4, the next private members’ day. The Treasury Bench bill will be placed sometime before that.
The Parliament resumes its session tomorrow morning after a recess of eight days and the House will remain busy with matters related to the passage of national budget till Sunday night
The Parliament sources indicated that the BNP bill might be placed within a day or two after the passage of the budget
After being placed both the bills will come up for discussions in the House
Competent sources said that the amendment bills of the BNP and the AL are similar in nature and both have suggested the switching over to a parliamentary system
When contacted. leaders of the Treasury as well as the Opposition benches main tained that consensus of both the sides in the House will be essential (or bringing the much desired amendment to the Constitution
It to expected that the leaders of the BNP and the AL will sit together after placing of the amendment bills for making adjustments to reach a consensus
Meanwhile, some backside parleys between the two sides on the issue have already been Initiated, tt is reliably learnt.
UNB says: Prime Minister
Begum Khaleda Zia has said a Constitution amendment bill seeking reversion to parliamentary system will be brought in soon and hoped all political parties will cooperate in its quick passage.
In an interview with the BBC broadcast Thursday night marking her 100 days in office. Begum Zia said she had committed to the people that system of government would be decided by Parliament elected under a neutral government.
"We have consulted people's representatives and took the decision the moment they gave their verdict." Begum Zia said
Asked If she thought of any procedural problem in adopt ing the proposed bill. Begum Zia said people and their rep resentatives were behind it
However, she said, certain political circles had been ere atlng obstructions both within and outside Parliament only for the sake of embarrassing her government.
The constitutional change will go through referendum smoothly "if it is necessary".
she said.
On the student unrest the Prime Minister appealed to all political parties to extend cooperation in her efforts to restore a congenial academic atmosphere
Replying to a question, the Prime Minister said her gov ernment faced the bigges' challenge on the 39th day o taking over the administration when her party BNP was poised to carry out the prtmar responsibility of introducing democracy.
She said despite the April 29 devastating cyclone, foot deficit was unlikely this year A bumper harvest in areas outside cyclone-affectec southern districts helped ir reducing a large gap. sh< added
Begum Zia said problems a reaching relief to the cyclone-hit people had been tackled Rehabilitation work is now go Ing on in full swing.
She expressed her gratitude to those foreign leaders and officials who visited the cyclone-battered areas anc sympathised with the affected people