Zonayed Saki, Coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, has said that the creation of Baksal is a result of the continuity of the 1972 Constitution.
He made this comment during a discussion at the final session of 'MeraMat Dialogue-2', organized by 'Voice for Reform' at the Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla Academy on Saturday.
Zonayed Saki said that the 1972 Constitution created a power structure contrary to the spirit of the Liberation War.
It showed that the Awami League would rule the country, and the Prime Minister could not be questioned.
He remarked that if this issue is not considered a problem, then it is a very big problem.
Regarding proportional representation elections, he said that a Westminster-style proportional system could be followed.
Other speakers at the event included political scientist Rounaq Jahan, Convener of the State Thought group Hasnat Kaiyum, politician Bobby Hajjaj, and constitutional expert Cynthia Farid.
Rounaq Jahan said that a large part of the population supported the 1972 Constitution at that time, and there was no controversy about it.
However, when amendments were made in 1975, it became controversial.
Discussions are now underway about rewriting the constitution, but for that, there needs to be a broad consensus among the people.Only then can it be changed or rewritten.
She mentioned that the 1972 Constitution was more or less based on what we wanted, but there was some debate.
However, she said he did not see such a consensus today.
Rounaq also said that authoritarian rule had emerged in the country, where laws were completely disregarded, and violators did not face punishment.
Hasnat Kaiyum said that our electoral traditions were taught by the British, and now they are dealing with similar issues.
Many parties are winning more votes but getting fewer seats.
In this system, minorities gain power over majorities.
Currently, most countries are in favour of forming governments through proportional representation.
He also said that the government here is not pro-people; it is anti-people.Therefore, people vote for the candidate they think will do the least harm.
He noted that in our country, people are advised not to waste their votes, meaning if a good candidate is unlikely to win, they vote for a more influential candidate.
In this context, proportional representation elections make sense.