It’s part of govt ploy to stay in office till 2041

BNP yesterday alleged that the government scrapped the caretaker system with a motive to stay in office till 2041.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the party, said this while addressing a discussion at a city hotel. Bangladesh Sachetan Nagorik Forum organised the discussion styled "Election time caretaker government in current perspective".

Fakhrul said the caretaker government is not the demand of only BNP or Awami League rather it is a mechanism for bringing stability to the country's political culture.

Fakhrul urged the party leaders and activists to get united and raise their voices against the government's "misdeeds and misrules."

Referring to the Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader's comment that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has turned into a major issue for the government, Fakhrul said, "You (Quader) should have resigned before making such comments as your government took the project."

BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan said it is very much possible to restore a caretaker government system. "Constitution is not a Bible that it is not changeable. It can be changed for the necessity of the people."

He also said it is not possible to hold a free and fair election under a partisan government.