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AL constitution amendment

Idea of arming party chief with enhanced powers dropped

By Nurul Kabir
The Awami League sub committee for amending the party constitution has dropped the idea of providing the party chief with ' the much-talked about special power to replace any Central Committee member on disciplinary grounds.
The sub-committee has also abandoned the idea of empowering the party president with the right of convening the party council on his or her own.
According to sources, the sub-committee has dropped
these ideas Immediately before placing its report in the Awami League working Committee (ALWC) meeting for discussion.
The ALWC meeting that began Tuesday afternoon took up the amendment proposals for discussion yesterday afternoon.
According to sub-commit-tee sources. AL chief Sheikh Hasina herself asked the subcommittee members to drop the idea the day before.
The elder members of the constitution amendment subcommittee. however, had been
opposing the idea of giving special power to the party chief on the ground that it would hamper the present balance of power between the presidium and secretariat of the party.
With the dropping of the idea of arming the party chief with special power, the AL president will not be able to replace any central committee member without consulting the Central Working Committee of the party. Although the sub-commit tee dropped the paras provld ing the party chief with special power from tts draft placed In the ALWC meeting, any mem ber of the Party Working Committee would be at liberty to discuss the issue at its ad joumed meeting that resumes this afternoon, sources said.
Meanwhile, the constitution amendment sub-committee is learnt to have reached consensus on constituting and advl sory council for the party Earlier, some of the members were reluctant to accept this idea on the ground that the council parallel to the party presidium would affect the dignity of the latter
The sub-committee dis cussed different aspects of the amendments to the AL const! tution around 65 hours spread ing over a total of 14 meetings.
According to sources, the constitution amendment sub committee has proposed for mation of advisory councils up to district units of the party.
According to the proposals, the party chief will select the members of the central advisory council.
But it is yet to be decided that who will enjoy the authority of selecting the members of the advisory council at the district levels
The AL sub-committee has also suggested formation of a 15-member village level committee
According to the present constitution, thana k-vel committee is the lowest unit of the party
According to a member of the sub committee, it has sug gested formation of village level unit to launch an effective social movement against popu lation explosion and environment pollution throughout the country.
The ALWC meeting is expected to discuss all these issues today