Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday (Oct 8) said the constitution and electoral system do not function as per whim of any individuals.

He said: "Constitution and electoral system has been established following the practices of different democratic countries. So, the constitution and electoral system do not work as per the whim of individuals." 

The ruling party general secretary made the remark in a statement protesting BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's misleading and politically motivated remarks.

He also said autocrats Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad amended the constitution to give constitutional legitimacy to the power seized by them for personal interests. Those amendments of the constitution were declared illegal by the country's highest court, now there is no scope to go back to that systems, he added.

"Now those who are giving anti-constitutional statements want to see an undemocratic and unelected government system," he added.

BNP leaders are making such unconstitutional, undemocratic and false remarks because they want to see unelected and undemocratic government in power, Quader added.

BDST: 1826 HRS, OCT 08, 2022
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