Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that an elected government will take over power from the elected government and now the right to vote is in the hands of the people.
“The right to vote is now in the hands of the people. The government will be formed by the people who would vote for them,” she said.
Elected government will take over power from elected government: PM
She added: “So, now there is no way to go back. Now, our constitution also secures the people’s voting rights. An elected government will come (to power) in place of the elected government.”
Sheikh Hasina, also the President of the ruling Awami League (AL), made these remarks in an interview with the Bangla service of Voice of America (VoA) aired on Saturday, replying to a query regarding the demand of BNP for elections under a caretaker government (CG).
The interviewer also supplemented her question to the premier, saying: “You say that there is no scope for this (CG) in the constitution, but you have the required majority in the parliament to amend the constitution. Will you take any initiative to bring back the CG by changing the constitution or enter into any discussion with the opposition party?”
Sheikh Hasina said: “Once they (BNP) used to oppose it (CG), now they are demanding it, but what they will do in the future has no certainty. Moreover, this (CG) system has been ruined by BNP. They raised the age of High Court judges, prepared a voter list with 1.23 crore fake voters, and did various kinds of misdeeds to install a government as per their wish. None of it worked, because the people did not accept it.”
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