Fierce face-off amid Bangladesh oath-taking, Jamaat bloc threatens street protests
India Today
Street agitation like it was seen against the Sheikh Hasina regime could return to Bangladesh over the July Charter. On the day of the swearing-in of the Tarique Rahman-led government, the Jamaat and the NCP have warned of street protests, calling the BNP a "fascist" force.
Bangladesh seems to be on the verge of fresh street agitations even as a government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to take charge on Tuesday. The Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizens Party (NCP) have warned of protests if the BNP didn't take the oath linked to the July Charter. Jamaat and the NCP, the coalition partners, said that they would be boycotting the oath-taking ceremony.
The crisis stems from two oaths that all elected MPs were supposed to take. Why two oaths? Remember that people in Bangladesh voted on February 12 to elect their MPs and also in a referendum on the July Charter?
While the BNP swept the national election, securing a two-thirds majority amid allegations of rigging, the July Charter referendum received 62% of 'Yes' votes.
The July Charter seeks to turn the Parliament into a Constituent Assembly for 180 days, giving the incoming House the mandate to make changes to Bangladesh's Constitution and democratic institutions and processes.
The BNP had grudgingly signed the July Charter, but its leaders have been saying that the party has issues with several provisions. The BNP has also said that it wasn't consulted when the July Charter was drafted.
The Jamaat and the NCP have been calling for reforms before elections were held. The BNP had been seeking polls first. Yunus ended up holding the election and the referendum on the same day, February 12.
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