Jumbo cabinet
Momtaz Jahan, Fulbari, Sylhet
After a landslide victory in October 2001 election BNP led alliance formed a jumbo cabinet which led to a lot of criticism both at home and abroad. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia might have some justification for this as many of her party colleagues contributed a lot in the party fund before the election. So many of them had to be rewarded. By now they have served as ministers and state ministers for nearly two years. So their ambition has been fulfilled and most of them have also made enough money which more than offset the expenditure they incurred in electioneering and donation they made to the party fund. So it is high time that the cabinet were reduced to a reasonable size. The recent dropping of three ministers touches the problem only on the fringe. It is suggested that there should be one cabinet minister from each greater district i.e. 17 cabinet ministers and at most 10 state ministers. This may lead to temporary dissatisfaction among the affected people but will enhance the Prime Minister's image in public eye in the long run. The Prime Minister should note that behind the last election victory her contribution was 90 percent and that of her party colleagues roughly 10 percent. So she has nothing to be afraid of. More ministers mean more corruption, more mismanagement and more public suffering. Will the Prime Minister prove that she has necessary wits and will to assert herself in pubic interest?
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