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JS can sit until polls schedule announced

Hasina tells crucial AL meeting, warns opposition against chaos

Hasan Jahid Tusher
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Jatiya Sangsad, unless dissolved by the president, could sit after October 25 and till the election schedule is announced.
And, the present government will start functioning as the interim government on October 25 to oversee the next polls, she added.
According to the 15th constitutional amendment, the upcoming general election would be held between October 25 and January 24.
"It is written nowhere in the constitution that the Jatiya Sangsad cannot go into session during the 90 days before the expiry of its tenure," she said.
"If the president does not dissolve parliament, the session can be held even a day before the announcement of the election schedule as the tenure of this Sangsad expires on January 24."
The PM said the 90 days will be considered as polls preparation time. However, she said, the obligation for the House to sit at 60-day interval is flexible here.
Even after the dissolution of parliament, the president can call a session in an emergency, she added. Hasina, also the president of ruling Awa mi League, was speaking at a meeting of the AL Central Working Committee (ALCWC) at her official residence Co no Bhaban.
Referring to the BNP's call for the people to prepare for an oust-government movement after October 24, the prime minister warned that any chaos would be dealt with an iron fist. "We have the right to protect lives and properties."
Hasina said if people read 123 and 72 clauses of the constitution, they will have no confusion about the continuation of parliament session or the election. She urged all to go through the constitution before speaking about the matters.
The prime minister sought votes for her party in the next elections, meeting sources said.
She said people would vote for Awami League for the continuation of development, prosperity and peace in the country and if they do not want terrorism and militancy to come back.
The ALCWC took unanimous stance that the parliament session should continue until the declaration of the election schedules.
They also agreed that
next polls should be held under the incumbent government led by the PM following the current constitutional guidelines.
The highest decisionmaking body of the ruling party also formed the AL Election Conducting Committee with Hasina as chairman, her adviser HT Imam as co-chairman and all the members of ALCWC and party advisory council as members.
AL General Secretary Syed A s h r a f u 1 Islam urged all the party leaders to forget all differences and work vigorously for the next polls expected to be held in the third week of