BNP on Tuesday said the signatories to the July National Charter are not bound to follow any decision that goes beyond what is stated in the charter.
BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said, “We want to make it clear that if the government announces any decision beyond what is outlined in the July National Charter, none of the signatory parties will be obligated to comply with it.”
While speaking at a press conference, he said if the government makes such a decision, all responsibility and liability will rest solely with it.
He also urged the government to take cautious and responsible steps in this regard.
The conference was held at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan to brief media on BNP Standing Committee meeting held on Monday night.
BNP leader Mosharraf said the July Charter was signed on 17 October, after a year of discussions between the National Consensus Commission and various political parties. The charter was prepared based on consensus, with a few notes of dissent, and also all political parties pledged to implement it in line with the country’s constitution and laws, he added.
Some advisers of the government recently made remarks about announcing certain government decisions outside the framework of the July Charter, he said.
Such statements are misleading and amount to ignoring the consensus-based decisions adopted earlier, he commented.
BNP Standing Committee members Mirza Abbas, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed and Hafizuddin Ahmed were present at the event.
