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JS allows 2 weeks to complete report on Indemnity Bill

By Staff Correspondent
The Parliamentary Special Committee on the Indemnity Repeal Bill was given another two weeks' time to complete its report, on the basis of a demand made by Mohammad 'Nasim, member in charge of the Bill, on Saturday.
Taking the floor soon after the resumption of the day's sit ting after the Magreb recess Chief Whip of the Opposition Mohammad Nasim deplored that the committee, given a month's time on August 8, had only one meeting so far.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Leader of the House Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury demanded that the Opposition nominate seven members to the Parliamentary Committee on campus terrorism.
He said that although parliament during its last session
had decided to form a 15-member committee, no meeting could be held during the last two months as the Opposition had failed to nominate its seven members.
Mohammad Nasim said that following the referring of his Bill to a Special Committee tn a cordial atmosphere, one meeting was held on August 12. But the process was not continued as expected.
He alleged that the cooperation extended by the AL on August 6 midnight lor the passage of the 11 th and 12th Amendment Bills was not re ciprocated by the government. He said that given the sincerity all obstacles on the way to the passage of the Bill could be removed, and requested the chair to ask the committee to complete tts work In one
week.
In reply Law Minister Mirza Goiam Hafiz. Chairman of the Special Committee, said it was not possible to oak a meeting of the committee after August 12 because most of the numbers were busy with the byelections.
It was not proper to question the sincerity of the government to hold meeting of the committee because in the first meeting the government side was represented by seven members and the Opposition by five members
The Opposition members were more busy and they failed even to nominate seven members to the committee on campus terrorism, he said
The Law Minister said that it would definitely be possible
to come to a decision on the Indemnity Repeal Bill If adequate efforts were made.
He said he had Instructed the secretary of the committee to collect the opinions expressed by eminent lawyers of the country on the Bill, and also those expressed though newspaper editorials for the
The Law Minister requested the Opposition to confine discussion on the Bill In the committee till it finalised Its report, otherwise the committee might be influenced, or subJudice
Abdus Samad Azad. Deputy Leader of the Opposition and AL MPs Salahuddln Yusuf. Sudhangsu Sekhar Haidar and Motia Chowdhury said that the Bill was a property of the House, and discussion on it could not be subjudicc.
Abdus Samad Azad de manded that the committee be given a week’s time to complete its work. In reply Law Minister Mirza Golum Hafiz said one week would be too short a time and suggested that two weeks be allowed. The Speaker agreed to the suggestion.
The Parliamentary Committee on campus terrorism was formed unanimously after a general discussion on the subject on the basis of the demand of the Opposition during the last session.
However, as the Opposition could not nominate seven members on that very day, provision was made for subsequently nominating Opposition members to the committee.
Party influence and terrorism
The Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina told parliament on Saturday that a certain party in order to expand its spheres of influence was creating terrorism in edu cational institutions.
Col (Retd) Akbar Hossain of the BNP said in his reply that the Leader of the Opposition was good enough not to name any party. Requesting her to follow the footsteps of Prophet
Muhammad (SM) in giving advice to others, he said that the nation hold all parties, not jusl liny particular party, responsible for terrorism which should be uprooted unitedly.
What’s in a vote
When Independent member Maj (Retd) llaflzuddin rose to congratulate Sheikh Razzak AH on behalf of two Independent MPs on his getting elected unanimously, some AL members reminded him that the independent members had voted for the BNP candidate in the presidential election. The retired Major retorted "If your leaders could lake oath as min Islers after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh MuJIbur Rahman, can t we even cast a vote?