Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the caretaker government has been buried in Bangladesh and if anyone tries to touch this issue, s/he will be burnt.
He made the statement after meeting with Qatari Ambassador to Bangladesh Ahmed Mohamed Al-Dehaimi at the Commerce Ministry auditorium on Sunday.
When asked whether the chief justice was being pressurised after the verdict, the minister said: “Many people were embarrassed by the observation made by the chief justice. So, there has been dissatisfaction over the verdict.”
“The chief justice himself can expunge the irrelevant comments from the verdict. We have been doing our homework on the verdict and will raise the issue in the next parliamentary session,” the senior Awami League leader added.
Pointing fingers at Dr Kamal Hossain, the commerce minister said only Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had the right to articulate the words “I” and “We,” and in his absence, the right is bestowed on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
“People like Kamal Hossain should not speak about ‘I’ and ‘We’. One needs to create a position before talking like this,” Tofail added.
When asked about the government’s position on the appeal for expunging a portion from the verdict that scrapped the 16th Amendment, the minister said: “The law minister is the spokesperson for the government in this regard. He will take necessary measures.”
This article was first published on banglatribune.com