In a recent meeting of the Consensus Commission, all major political parties, including the BNP, have reached an agreement to amend Article 70 of the Constitution under specific conditions. These conditions include exceptions for votes on money bills, confidence votes, and constitutional amendments—outside of which, MPs will be allowed to speak freely in Parliament.
The BNP has proposed an additional clause: party MPs must not vote against the party line or speak out on matters concerning national security or during wartime. If there is no consensus on this point, the BNP plans to issue a note of dissent and include the matter in its party manifesto.
However, consensus was not reached on three other key proposals: appointing opposition MPs as chairs of all parliamentary standing committees, reforming the voting process for women’s reserved seats, and defining the term and scope of a caretaker government.
অবশেষে শর্তসাপেক্ষে সংবিধানের ৭০ অনুচ্ছেদ সংশোধনের বিষয়ে বিএনপিসহ সব দল ঐকমত্যে পৌঁছেছে। শর্তের মধ্যে রয়েছে অর্থবিল, আস্থাভোট ও সংবিধান সংশোধন। এ তিনটি বিষয় ছাড়া সংসদ-সদস্যরা স্বাধীনভাবে কথা বলতে পারবেন। অর্থাৎ দলের বিরুদ্ধেও ন্যায়সংগত কথা বলতে কোনো বাধা থাকবে না।
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