Postponement of polls will lead to rise fascism: Salahuddin

"If the election is delayed, fascism will be reborn.  Then the fallen fascism will get an opportunity, which is in no way desirable," he said at a discussion here today.

National Democratic Party (NDP) arranged the event marking 37th founding anniversary of the party at the Engineers Institution auditorium.

Regarding the amendment of the Constitution, Salahuddin said, "None of us have the right to change the country’s Constitution without legal and constitutional process.”

“If this happens, after two years or five years, the demand to change the Constitution through this process will repeatedly arise," he opined.

Salahuddin said common people have expressed their opinion through a mass uprising. Whenever we talk about a legitimate process, some people say peoples’ desire is final. 

“Yes, the people’s desire is final and the desire was expressed through the July mass uprising. It is true that the interim government has been formed as desired by the people. But to implement that desire we had to follow the Article 106 of the Constitution. Under the Article 106 the interim government has been formed based on the Supreme Court's opinion and accordingly the swearing-in of the advisers was taken place. It’s the legitimate process," he clarified.

About the party’s position on the issues of Proportional Representation (PR) system, the senior BNP leader questioned, "Can we demand a system that 56 percent of the people of Bangladesh don't even understand? So, none should confuse the nation by talking about the matter," he said.

The BNP leader urged all to return to the right path for the sake of protecting the interest of the people of Bangladesh.

About holding the next election based on the implementation of the July Charter, the BNP leader said the matters agreed upon through the National Consensus Commission are already being implemented.

"Constitutional part of the July Charter should be implemented by the next parliament through constitutional amendment and this particular task must be given to the next parliament,” he said.

NDP Chairman Abdullah Al Harun presided over the event. General Secretary of the Gono Adhikar Parishad Rashed Khan, President of Jatiya Ganatantrik Party Khandkar Lutfur Rahman, and General Secretary of Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal Syed Nurul Islam, among others, spoke on the occasion, reports BSS.