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Kamal to stay in AL for a while

Star Report
Dr Kamal Hossain has said that he has no Immediate plan to quit the Awaml League and float a new political party, though he has declined to accept his nomination as a member of the newly created AL Advisory Council.
1 am still in Awaml League, now is not the stage to talk about a new political party." Kamal told The Dally Star from New York by telephone Friday.
There is widespread speculations that Dr Kama) Hossain is going to float a new party with the dissidents of Awaml League
He said that he would take his decisions after assessing the latest development after returning home.
Kamal Hossain has been away since September 18 for some professional purpose and was absent at the party's council session held on September 19 and 20. Kamal was dropped from the party presidium, but was later nominated a member of the Advisory Council by the party chief Sheikh Haslna.
When asked to comment on his nomination as an adviser, Kamal blasted the formation of the Advisory Council saying, "the concept of advisory council is not acceptable to me at all. so. the question of my taking part in it does not arise."
He said If the power tn the party remained concentrated In one hand what would the advisers do ? ... Thia Is not fair, this goes against the democratic norms . . we were supposed to work in one team."
According to Kamal, advisory council is an old concept, a concept of 19th century, which la now obsolete, particularly In a political party As regards new Working Committee Of AL. Kamal erpawd «aaal isfactlon and said, "1 am not happy, the committee was not formed in a democratic manner, it was supposed to be formed through election In the council. Even the constitutional amendments were not done In a democratic way."
While giving reaction about the election of Zlllur Rahman as the general secretary of the party. Kamal said that he was not concerned about any Individual. "No question would have risen If the election of office bearers had been done in a democratic way," he added.
In reply to a question. Kamal said that he had no plan to cut short his visit abroad and he expected to return home in mid-October after trips to London and the Hague. He said that he would continue the activities of the Bangladesh Democratic Forum of which he Is the convenor.
He said that he was expected to contact Zohra Tajuddln within a couple of days and discuss the latest situation with her. Zohra Tajuddln. who Is also abroad was elected a presidium mem ber In her absence. According to family source, she 1s now In Canada, but will go to United States soon