Interim govt must announce election roadmap: Hafiz Uddin

BNP standing committee member Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Sunday (September 29) demanded the interim government to announce an election roadmap as soon as possible.

“This government should have tried from its beginning to constitute a good election commission. But there is no talk about the election commission. They have not announced any roadmap yet. They also don’t say when the election will be held,” he said at a discussion in the capital.

The discussion was held at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity with Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal president Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat in the chair.

Hafiz Uddin said the interim government talks about the reforms in the six sectors, but it remains silent on other reforms.

“We would say, one month is enough time to start these reform tasks. Those who are in the interim government are talented sons of the country, they have talent,” he said.

The BNP leader said only the elected parliament has the right to amend the constitution. “Only the elected representatives have the right to amend the constitution in this country. Don’t forget it. You can’t amend the constitution, no matter how many PhD degrees you have. You can make recommendations.”

If the political parties find the recommendations acceptable, they will take the mandate of the people by including these in their election manifesto, he added.