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Oct 29 BNP body meet illegal

Khaleda counsel tells court

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Claiming the October 29 standing committee meeting illegal. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's counsel TH Khan yesterday made submissions as the hearing on a High Court rule on Election Commission's inviting BNP to a dialogue began yesterday
The HC rule was issued on November 18 last year on the EC, BNP acting secretary general Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and six standi ng commit tee members, and the government, asking them to reply why the EC's invitation letter should not be declared illegal.
The HC also stayed operation of the EC letter following a writ filed by former premier Khaleda 23a challenging the legality of the letter.
The EC on October 5 invited Hafiz to hold the dialogue on electoral reforms on November 22 last year and later cancelled it following the HC stay.
During his submissions. TH Khan argued that according to the
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BNP constitution only the chairperson is eligible to convene a meeting of the standing committee.
But that was not the case when the BNP standing committee declared M Saifur Rahman and Maj (retd) Hafiz as acting chairperson and acting secretary general of the party on October 29.
"That meeting was not legal," said TH Khan. The standing com-mittee needs a quorum of eight members to meet, whereas only six members attended the October 29 meeting held at Saifur's residence, headded.
On former secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhyuian s attending the meeting, he said Mannan was not a standing committee member as Khaleda had expelled him earlier.
The counsel further said Saifur invited some people for tea" on October 29 where some BNP standing committee members along with two ou tsiders were p resent.
He went on to say that resolution of the meeting was prepared beforehand and attending members were forced to sign on it
Khan said EC invited Hafiz for a dialogue terming it "doctrine of necessity". But that theory can be applied if the country plunges into an emergency crisis.
Meanwhile, Dr Kamal Hossain, counsel for the commission said EC doesn't intervene in the internal matters of a political party.
He said EC cancelled the meeting scheduled to be held with Hafiz on November 22. "There are now two ways to solve the issue; one is BNP leaders may solve their problems themselves and inform EC And the other is the court can decide about the matter," he added.
The court adjourned the hearing until 2:00pm on Monday.
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