Fakhrul urges Yunus to remove advisers compromising govt's neutrality
The senior BNP leader has expressed disappointment over the chief adviser's recent statement regarding the timing of the next national election
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (30 March) said Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus should remove the advisers who are compromising the neutrality of his government.
Speaking to reporters at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office, he also warned that their party would not accept a government that loses its neutrality ahead of the election.
"We expect complete neutrality from the government. We expect this even more from Professor Yunus. If he believes that anyone is undermining this neutrality, they should be removed from his cabinet. He should remain very clean," Fakhrul said.
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He also said if the Chief Adviser fails to take such actions, people will begin to believe that the government is unable to maintain its neutrality.
"We have recently seen reports in the newspapers about certain advisers, which have left us disappointed with the government's impartiality," Fakhrul said.
He pointed out that some advisers, who are connected with a political party, are using government funds in various sectors for purposes that cannot be considered impartial.
The BNP leader alleged that government resources are being utilised to promote a political party.
"These activities are undoubtedly eroding impartiality. We are also overlooking several issues, such as government funds being allocated for development in specific areas, as well as for mosques and temples of these areas," he observed.
The BNP leader said such activities send a message that a section of the interim government is not neutral.
Fakhrul also expressed frustration over the Chief Adviser's failure to provide a clear election roadmap to hold the election by December this year. "What I believe is that the lack of a specific election roadmap reflects their political inexperience. I am sorry to say that," he said.
He thinks if a clear roadmap were provided, it would significantly reduce the existing political crisis, allowing political parties to focus on the elections and move forward with the electoral process.
