The opposition party staged a walkout from the National Parliament in protest over “not receiving any remedy” regarding the convening of a Constitution Reform Council meeting and the introduction of another proposal to suppress their own.
This afternoon, Wednesday, Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman announced the walkout and left the parliamentary chamber along with opposition members.
On Tuesday, a discussion was held in Parliament on an adjournment motion regarding the “convening of a Constitution Reform Council meeting” for constitutional reform. During the discussion, the ruling party proposed forming an all-party special parliamentary committee to amend the constitution. However, the opposition did not agree. They said they would consider it if any committee were formed centered on the Constitution Reform Council.
Today, after the question-answer session in Parliament, Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman stood on a point of order. Referring to the adjournment motion raised the previous day on convening the Constitution Reform Council, he told the Speaker that since this is a matter of public aspiration, a matter of referendum, and reflects the opinion of nearly 70 per cent of the people, they had expected to receive a remedy through the Speaker.
He had requested the Speaker to give a ruling but could not understand whether any decision had been made. He sought a clear answer on the matter.
