He noted that drafts of such a proposed order were included in Annex-2 and Annex -3.
According to him, the government does not have the authority to issue such an order. As per Article 152 of the constitution, an ‘order’ carries the status of law; therefore, its issuance falls within the jurisdiction of the president.
Mirza Fakhrul pointed out that the July Charter does not mention the opinions, differing views, or notes of dissent from political parties. “This means the recommendations and proposals of the consensus commission are one-sided and are being imposed upon the nation in an authoritarian manner,” he said.
“Then it seems that the year-long discussions between political parties, the reform commission, and the national consensus commission were meaningless, a waste of time and resources, a farce, and a deception of the nation,” he added.
Mirza Fakhrul said that in a democracy, political parties are naturally expected to hold differing opinions, which is why dialogue was necessary. However, the consensus commission completely disregarded the democratic right of political parties to disagree.
The implementation order (proposal) states that alongside the formation of the new parliament through the general election, a constitutional reform council would also be constituted. The members would take oaths separately as MPs and members of the council. “In other words, the elected parliament would also act as a constitutional reform council,” Mirza Fakhrul said.