Only renaming of caretaker govt acceptable: BNP
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will accept renaming the caretaker government as interim government but nothing short of the “character of the non-party, neutral caretaker government”, said BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan.
“We will not accept an all-party interim cabinet,'' he told the news agency over phone on Sunday night.
On Saturday, Khaleda said if Awami League had any “allergy” over the name “caretaker government”, it could be renamed as “non-party, neutral interim government or by any other name'' to oversee the next general election.
She also offered to hold discussions to form such a “non-party, neutral interim government” having a three-month lifespan.
She was addressing leaders and workers of Barguna BNP's front organisations who came to meet her at her Gulshan office in the city after obtaining bails from the higher court.
Nazrul, present at the meeting, said they could discuss over constituting a “non-party, neutral interim government” once the present government declares to restore the caretaker government system.
There were various options in the constitution to form a caretaker government before the adoption of the 15th amendment which abrogated the system, he added.
Nazrul said discussions could be held on how to improve those provisions and overcome any loopholes of the caretaker government.
A few weeks ago, Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, without elaborating, said a solution to the caretaker government issue could be worked out by maintaining the 15th amendment and the High Court judgment.
Nazrul said they will not accept an all-party interim cabinet, formed with present parliament members ahead of the elections.
Since Awami League has the majority in the parliament, the president will invite them to form such an interim cabinet, he added.
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