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Khaleda's Proposal

AL, BNP MPs talk hard in JS

Staff Correspondent
The ruling and opposition lawmakers yesterday in parliament were locked in a debate over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's proposal for a polistime government.
The debate revealed signs of fading hope for a dialogue between the two archrivals to end the political stalemate on holding a free, fair and participatory general election.
The opposition MPs at one point of the 80-minute debate walked out protesting Awami League MP Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim's comment that the High Court in a verdict on the fifth amendment had declared former president Ziaur Rahman's tenure illegal.
On Monday, Khaleda proposed forming a non-partisan polls-time government headed by a respected person to be chosen by consensus.
She suggested that both sides nominate five advisers each for the 10-member advisory council from the pool of former advisers of the 1996 and 2001 caretaker governments.
On Friday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had placed a proposal for forming an all-party election-time government and suggested that the opposition provide the names of its representatives for such a government.
The opposition MPs yesterday returned to the House after Maghrib prayers and placed Khaleda Zia's formula in the House.
BNP senior lawmaker Jamiruddin Sircar urged
the prime minister to consider the proposal with due importance and take a quick initiative for holding talks with the opposition in order to break the deadlock.
In response, veteran Awami League MP Tofail Ahmed thanked the opposition for placing the proposal but said Khaleda after the 1996 polls had raised serious allegations against the then caretaker government, labelling it a partisan administration.
Quoting newspaper reports, Tofail said Khaleda had alleged that the Habibur Rahman-led 1996 interim government had intentionally ensured the BNP's defeat and acted in favour of a particular political party.
"How could she [Khaleda] make a proposal to appoint advisers from a government [1996 caretaker government] which, according to her, had failed to conduct a free and fair election?" he said.
He also wanted to know how 10 advisers from the two caretaker governments could be located when four of the 18 advisers have died, four were ailing and two had expressed their unwillingness to serve again.
Tofail called upon the opposition to place its proposal in parliament through following the rules of procedure of parliament and have a discussion on it.
In response, BNP lawmaker MK Anwar said the opposition had placed the proposal in parliament since the government had insisted on it. He said, " I f we can select the chief adviser on the basis of consensus it will not be difficult to find other advisers."
Taking the floor on a point of order, Fazlul Karim Selim blasted BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, saying that Zia had illegally grabbed power for five years, which was proved by a High Court ruling. His statement provoked the opposition walkout.
He said elections would be held as per the constitution and Hasina would be the chief.
Taking part in the debate, Awami League MP Suranjit Sengupta called upon the opposition to consider Hasina's proposal.
"Discussions may be held on who will get what ministry in the all-party polls-time government and how to strengthen the Election Commission," he said.
"There is no scope for compromise in your [Khaleda] formula. But the nation and civil society have accepted the prime minister's proposal," he claimed.