BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday stressed the need for including the ‘July forerunners’ in the July Charter to make it more meaningful.
In his reaction to the evolving situation over the signing of the Charter, he said the current situation is “completely undesirable.”
“It is natural that not everyone will agree on this document. In a country of 18 crore people, it is not realistic to expect that everyone will suddenly agree on everything. If that is the case, we will be heading back to a one-party system like Baksal,” the BNP leader said.
Dr Moyeen said the Charter would only have real significance if those who led the July movement were included in it.
He also questioned why consensus could not be reached on some fundamental issues and why the discussions were expanded beyond the main focus to so many other topics.
No alternative to elected representatives in democracy: Moyeen Khan
The BNP leader also raised doubts about the competence of those responsible for coordination and asked whether it was necessary for the interim government to engage in such a complex process.
“Would it not have been more logical to leave these matters to a representative government formed through a free and fair election held within the shortest possible time?” he asked.