Mid-term Election peddled

At present most of our political parties are trying to be united to exert a combine pressure on the BNP govern ment to hold a mid term election under a care-taker government The move is unconstitutional: No election can be held under a caretaker gov eminent before the expiry of the full term of an elected government unless and until the Constitution is amended in this regard

Now the question is whether this constitution should be amended or not? If this is so done, this will create a great political unrest in the country Opposition in future will have a tendency to find fault with the party In power and force it to hold election under a caretaker government. It may so happen that no gov ernment will be able to last over a year or two Frequent changes of government will lead this country to disaster and greater poverty. This will spawn more political parties with old and new politicians joining in for individual gains All these will bring the coca try s image down in the inter national arena ADB IMF and other donor countries will be reluctant to do anything good for this country

After manv years of struggle a democratic government has

beer, formed This process needs to be extended more and more by making the par liament strong and vigorous by active participation In its ses sions. Country s interest should be above all other con siderations Our country has a number of problems that defy solution within limited time frames We should understand our problems and limitations and adopt a saner view of things rather than go in for political expediency

Modus Samad Chowdhury Phuiotolo Tea Estate Sylhet

Save Our Jatiya Sangsad

Sir. We have lost, one by one. four Jatiya Sangsads due to our own mistakes or errors committed by our own rapre sentatlves in the Jaitya Sangsad We have had enough lessons and we do not want to suffer any more

We now feel pity and wor ried about our existing 5th Sangsad which came into be Ing after a long struggle, full of sacrifices made by our people

Following free and fair gen era! elections held under an interim caretaker government headed by Chief Justice of Bangladesh, the newly elected members of the Sangsad took oath with alacrity and prompt I tude But before the end of

term of five years of the Sangsad some of them detest attending and participating in the debates and discussions in the Sangsad They either like touring remote areas in the country or abroad or Just boy cutting the Jatiya Sangsad ft is sessions ever, when in the country

The importance of our Jatiya Sangsad. the peoples republic of Bangladesh s bl ggest. highest and most powerful forum Is being rele gated to the background Our august national parliament Is being victimised to personal whims pride and prejudice and inefficiency of some of our members of the Parliament

They do not like to sit Inside the parliament but like criti rising attacking, condemning and issuing sermons against each other outside the parlia ment

Opposition parties are boy cutting the Jatiya Sangsad and want a free general election under a caretaker government Some members of the ruling party may also be wanting a dissolution of the Jaitya Sang

Suppose there is no more 5th Jatiya Sangsad How are we going to fill the vacuum?

But what M the criteria what are the modalities for forming a caretaker gfivem merit'* If there is no consensus of opinion among the political

leaders as to who would head the interim government then what would happen?

Now again if any political party which Is now over-confident of winning the general elections under a caretaker government and forming the next government does not eventually win majority seats tn the JaUya Sangsad. then what-’ Repetition of Jatlya Sangsad boycotts, hartals, and street agitation once again''

No. please We would request our honourable Members of Jatlya Sangsad to kindly sort out these problems first with foresight and efficiency, then hold free and fair general elections under a caretaker government necessary, and thus save our country from Im pending < haos confusion and disaster

O H Kabtr Dhaka—1203

Non-issue

Sir. The AL propaganda and publicity stunt about new caretaker government for the general elections constitute nothing but a non issue

The call for referendum is fallacious as ordinary citizens cannot analyse the >mp|ka tfons of this highly technical

It ts a pity to watch the desperate campaigns of listless parties

A Huanaki

Dhaka