The National Citizens Party (NCP) has strongly criticized the government’s recent decision to withdraw judicial officers assigned to the Supreme Court Secretariat and to effectively nullify its operations. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the party’s law secretary, Advocate Zahirul Islam Musa, the NCP said the move contradicts the principles of judicial independence, separation of powers, and the democratic spirit of the state. The party demanded that the decision be immediately reconsidered and presented four specific demands to safeguard judicial autonomy.

According to the statement, the establishment of a separate Supreme Court Secretariat was intended to ensure constitutional balance by freeing the judiciary from executive influence in matters such as supervision, appointments, promotions, transfers, and discipline. The NCP warned that depriving the judiciary of its administrative structure and decision-making authority would reduce the constitutional promise of an independent judiciary to a mere declaration. It argued that administrative control by the executive undermines justice, the rule of law, and citizens’ rights.

The NCP reaffirmed its commitment to defending judicial independence and announced that it would continue political, legal, and democratic protests against any direct or indirect interference with the judiciary.