Salahuddin Ahmed, who represents the BNP in the National Consensus Commission, also expressed his party’s serious objections to the commission’s recommendations on implementing the July Charter.
According to the BNP, the party remains committed to implementing the July Charter signed by political parties on 17 October. However, the proposals submitted by the National Consensus Commission to the interim government on 28 October differ significantly from that charter. The BNP claims several changes were made to the original document.
Moreover, the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami differ over when the referendum should be held. The BNP wants the referendum to take place on election day, while Jamaat insists it should be held beforehand to give the charter legal legitimacy.
In light of these disputes, the interim government urged political parties to engage in dialogue and reach a consensus on implementing the July Charter or the reform proposals. Following a meeting of the advisory council last Sunday, the government said that if political parties failed to reach a joint decision within a week, it would make its own decision.
On Thursday, Jamaat-e-Islami’s nayeb-e-ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher called BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to invite him for talks on the issue. Mirza Fakhrul told him that he would discuss the matter with senior party leaders before taking a position. Today, Salahuddin Ahmed addressed the matter during the discussion.