He further said discussions with the National Consensus Commission are still ongoing. In such a situation, announcing street programmes is somewhat contradictory.
However, of course, it is every party’s democratic right to declare programmes if they wish, the BNP senior leader added.
Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolan Bangladesh demanded introducing the proportional representation (PR) system in the lower house of Parliament.
Asked about this, Salahuddin Ahmed said, “The issue of PR in the Jatiya Sangsad’s lower house has never been a subject of discussion in the Consensus Commission. Now, if any party wants to pursue this as a political strategy, they are free to do so. But to impose one party’s ideology or demand on others in the name of the people — that is questionable.”