Rumin Farhana, a member of parliament from Brahmanbaria-2 and former BNP leader, explained why she did not take the oath for the Constitutional Reform Council. Speaking on April 17, 2026, during a talk show on Deutsche Welle (Bangla), she said that since she had already taken an oath under the existing constitution, taking a second oath would be legally contradictory and unjustified.

She argued that the current government continues to operate under the existing constitution, and unless it had declared itself a revolutionary government rejecting that constitution, there was no legal framework for a second oath. Farhana added that taking a second oath would nullify her first one, which she considered unacceptable. She also noted that the interim government’s formation under Article 106 of the constitution has raised questions, as some judges who advised on the process later resigned.

Farhana emphasized that the initial application of Article 106 was not properly executed, and the subsequent resignations of the advising judges have fueled further debate about the legitimacy of the process.