Ainjibi Forum demands removal of 2 advisers
Staff Correspondent
Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a pro-BNP lawyers' association, yesterday demanded removal or resignation of two advisers to the caretaker government Advocate Sultana Kamal and CM Shafi Sami saying that they have lost their neutrality by meeting with Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina.As advisers to the caretaker government they should not meet any political leader which is why they should resign from their posts or the Chief Adviser should remove them, said Moudud Ahmed, a leader of the forum and former law minister. He said Adviser Sultana Kamal should be removed if a newspaper report that she is involved with a political party is found true. The demands came just one day after the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demanded removal of Adviser Justice Fazlul Huq for his reaction to the comment by AL-led 14-party combine that they will observe the advisers. Moudud also criticised the SCBA's demand for removal of Justice Fazlul Huq and asked, "Can't an adviser make a comment. What kind of democracy is this?" The 14-party combine is conspiring to foil the next elections as they tried to make the previous government ineffective, said Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Uddin Ahmad, former BNP lawmaker. Shah Khasruzzaman, member-secretary of the forum, said there is no provision for removing the chief election commissioner (CEC) and other election commissioners, but some political parties (indicating 14-party combine) are trying to confuse people by demanding their removals. "Even before 2001 general elections, there were demands for the removal of the then CEC and election commissioners, but it was not possible due to constitutional limitations," he said. The President tried all provisions in appointing the Chief Adviser to the caretaker government, but finally he himself took over the post as political parties failed to reach a consensus, Khasruzzaman noted. " Some lawyers including Dr Kamal Hossain are trying to mislead the nation by misinterpreting the constitution," he said, adding that they even proposed the name of Justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury who is not eligible for the post of Chief Adviser according to the constitution. Khasruzzaman urged all political parties to refrain from misinterpreting the constitution and cooperate with the caretaker government for holding a free and fair election.
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