Staff Reporter :
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Thursday said the commission does not have the authority to implement the July Charter.
Pointing to the political parties, he said, “The commission would not impose anything regarding the implementation of the July Charter. The commission does not have the power to implement it.
The commission can, however, discuss the implementation of the July Charter with all political parties and then inform the government. We are following that process.”
Prof Ali Riaz said, “In the last discussion, we were only able to agree on a few points, including the note of dissent. We had given a draft of that to you (the political parties), and you provided your feedback. There have been several discussions about the declaration. I hope the final draft can be delivered by this afternoon.”
Ali Riaz also stated, “We, on behalf of the commission, do not want to make any decisions on the implementation of the July Charter. We want to recommend its implementation to the government after discussions with the expert panel and political parties.”
Earlier at 11:25am, the National Consensus Commission began the third round of talks with the political parties in order to discuss implementation of the July Charter at Doel Hall in the capital’s Foreign Service Academy.
A total of 30 parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party (NCP), participated in the discussion.
