Jatiya Party Chairman Golam Maula Rony (GM Quader) announced that his party will reject the upcoming constitutional referendum, citing the exclusion of political parties like Jatiya Party from the reform process. Speaking at a press conference in a Kakrail hotel in Dhaka on Tuesday, he said the party will vote 'no' and encourage citizens to do the same, warning that the proposed reforms could destroy the country if approved.

Quader accused the interim government of violating its constitutional oath by organizing a referendum on such a complex issue. He argued that presenting constitutional amendments as a simple 'yes' or 'no' question to the general public was unrealistic and irrational. He also expressed doubts about whether the proposers fully understood the implications of their proposal, warning that implementing the reforms could render the state ungovernable by stripping the prime minister of effective power.

Earlier, Jatiya Party Secretary General Shamim Haider Patwary announced a final list of 196 candidates for the upcoming election, including several accused in the July massacre cases, some of whom are in jail or absconding.