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JS poised for a historic decision

Star Report
The budget session of Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) resumes today with the debate on the proposed budget for the fiscal year 1991 92. Besides tlie passage of the budget, the current session will discuss a constitution amendment bill for ratifying the actions of the interim government since the fall of the Ershad regime and then two amendment bills for switching over to a parliamentary form of government.
This attaches to the current budget session an extraordinary importance unprecedented in the political history of the country.
Prior to the resumption of the session the two parliamentary parties of the BNP and the Awami League will sit separately to work out their respective courses of action re-
garding the passage of the bill or bills.
Meanwhile. Acting President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed has certified the con stitution amendment bills noti-fhxl by the BNP and the Awami League.
The Awami League notified the Parliament Secretariat bill on April 14, much ahead of the amendment bill proposed by the BNP. But the Awami League bill could not be tabled because of procedural delays including scrutiny and approval by the Acting President.
However, it Is learnt that the BNP will place its amendment proposals as a bill from the Treasury Bench either on July 1 or 2. On the other hand , the Awami league will have to wait at least until Thursday —
the private member's day of the week to move its bill, piloted by Deputy Leader of the Opposition Abdus Samad Azad
According to Parliament Secretariat sources, discussion on the budget will continue till July 8 and on July 9. the BNP Parliamentary Party will sit again to decide about the Constitution amendment bill.
If the Constitution amendment bill is passed by Parliament, it will have to be sent to the Acting President for authentication. The President will have to refer the bill to the Election Commission for holding a referendum on it within seven days of the passage of the bill.
The Constitution amendment bill, as proposed by the BNP. provides for election of the President by the Parliament members with the Speaker of Parliament presid ing over the election. Hence Parliament will have to be summoned again to elect the President after the referen dum.
Meanwhile, the Awaml League has also proposed that the President be elected by members of Parliament but the election should be conducted by the Election Commission In that case there would be no need for summoning Parliament to complete the election of the President.