Japa's newly elected MPs not taking oath on Wednesday

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu said that those elected from his party won’t participate in tomorrow’s (Wednesday) oath-taking ceremony.

He came up with the announcement while talking to the reporters on Tuesday.

Mujibul Haque Chunnu said, "We are not taking oath tomorrow (Wednesday). We have a meeting in the office of JaPa Chairman GM Quader at 11.00 am on Thursday. The details regarding the oath will be determined through discussions in the meeting.”

In the 12th parliamentary elections held on January 7, Awami League-backed candidates won in 222 seats, while independent candidates -- most belonging to AL -- won 62 seats.

JaPa candidates won only 11 seats and three candidates from three parties each -- Bangladesh Workers’ Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod and Bangladesh Kalyan Party -- secured victory in their respective constituencies.