The newly formed political party, the National Citizen Party (NCP), has agreed to 113 out of the 166 proposed recommendations regarding reforms.
The party submitted its written opinion to the National Consensus Commission on Sunday, reports Bangla Tribune.
Later, the Joint Convenor Sarwar Tushar of the NCP and Coordinator of the Reform Coordination Committee, spoke to the press regarding the matter.
Tushar said that the NCP partially agrees with 29 of the recommendations and provided the reasons for disagreeing with certain proposals.
On the subject of constitutional-related recommendations, the NCP has proposed a Constituent Assembly election for their implementation, he said.
The party noted that recommendations not related to the constitution could be implemented through ordinances.
However, if constitutional amendments are required, a Constituent Assembly election must be held.
The NCP has expressed support for the idea of a bicameral parliament.
However, they suggest that the list of candidates for the upper house should be published before the elections, as voters have the right to know who will be part of the upper house.
Additionally, the NCP has proposed that the prime minister’s advice to the president should not be mandatory.
The party believes that while the prime minister may offer advice, it should not be obligatory.
The NCP also believes that the duration of the interim government during the election period should be between 70 to 75 days.
However, they argue that, in the long term, this will no longer be necessary, as the proposed constitutional council could assume this responsibility in the future.
Members of the NCP’s Reform Coordination Committee—Munira Sharmin, Javed Rashim, Arman Hossain, and Salehuddin Sifat—were also present during the submission of the opinion.