Ex-DU law Prof Ridwanul Hoque slams 'Constitution Reform Assembly' as 'weird'
He emphasised that reforms cannot be attained by force.
The "Constitution Reform Assembly" is "weird" and has no legal basis at all, said former Dhaka University law professor Ridwanul Hoque.
In a Facebook post at 12:40pm today (17 February), he described the move as "complete political chaos" and said there was no necessity for it.
He added that the recently elected parliament already has the power to implement reforms, and that political parties did not agree to turn it into a reform council.
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Ridwanul emphasised that reforms cannot be attained by force.
The remarks came as the oath-taking ceremony for the new MPs was held at Jatiya Sangsad this morning.
MPs-elect of the BNP took the oath of office as lawmakers, but they did not take the oath as members of a proposed Constitution Reform Council, as there is no such provision in the Constitution.
The MPs-elect of Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizen Party, their allied parties, and some of the independents, however, took the oath for both.
