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| Bangladesh |
| BNPs JS affairs in a shambles |
| 2009-07-06 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The BNP Parliamentary Party (BNPPP) has yet to decide whether to join the current session of parliament, which has only four workdays left to go. Though the main opposition's parliamentary body has lately issued several statements, most of its lawmakers had no knowledge about those. Last month, opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque read out at least eight statements on behalf of BNPPP at press briefings at the Jatiya Sangsad media centre. The statements concerned various issues. In those, BNP demanded trial of recently-retired army chief Gen Moeen U Ahmed and withdrawal of Indian high commissioner, and proposed names of five water experts for inclusion in the parliamentary team to visit Tipaimukh dam site. Besides, it accused the ruling party of turning parliament into a hub of one-party activities and reiterated their stance on joining the House proceedings. "I drafted the statements in consultation with one or two lawmakers, and later those were okayed by Madam [Khaleda Zia]," Farroque told The Daily Star Wednesday. Queried if BNPPP met to draw up the statements, he said, "No meeting was held. But senior leaders have been in contact with the party chairperson." Reminded of the party charter attaching importance to the role of its lawmakers, the opposition chief whip said, "Khaleda Zia is the owner of BNPPP. We are always in contact with her. "We speak whenever she wants us to speak and we say whatever she wants us to say." |
| Posted by:Fred |