Chairmen can be appointed from among the members of the opposition party for a few Parliamentary Standing Committees, but not all, he maintained.
Expressing BNP’s position against secularism and pluralism, the BNP leader said, “We have given an opinion against it.”
BNP wants to return to the situation before the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, he noted.
Salahuddin said BNP agrees to increase the number of women’s seats in parliament to 100 from existing 50. But the current status should exist until the next parliament is formed.
BNP agrees on the issue of access to the internet as a fundamental right of the people, Salahuddin said, the state has to ensure the fundamental rights of the people.
Stating that BNP does not agree with the theory of the National Constitutional Council (NCC), Salahuddin said, it will awfully reduce the power of the prime minister.
Nazrul Islam Khan said, “We want to cooperate with the commission sincerely. We have come close to the Consensus Commission on reforms on many issues except a few.”
“It is natural to have differences of opinion in a democracy as we don’t believe in BKSAL, where everyone was bound to agree on a predetermined issue,” he said.