BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said the party is prepared to sign the 'July Charter' at any time.
"After receiving the July Charter, we submitted our written response with some amendments on July 30. BNP is providing full cooperation for the implementation of the charter," he told reporters during a press conference at the party's Gulshan office.
In response to doubts and questions raised in recent weeks regarding the implementation of the charter, Salahuddin said, "Many are saying that BNP will not sign without guarantees. This is not correct. BNP has been cooperating through constructive dialogue from the very beginning and continues to do so."
He added that maintaining unity against fascism now requires the utmost solidarity and foresight. "We want to seriously address the comments made by those who lack political experience through discussions. However, we must also examine whether these remarks or proposals are tactics to delay elections," he said.
"BNP has agreed to 12 out of the 19 fundamental issues discussed in the Consensus Commission and has submitted a 'Note of Dissent' on the remaining 7. Specifically, BNP disagreed with the proposal to exclude March 26 (Independence Day) from the charter and the suggestion to grant state recognition through the Fourth Schedule," Salahuddin said, adding that they had already made their position clear on these matters back in February.
On the issue of looking for alternatives for constitutional amendments without direct legislation, he said, "Amending the constitution without parliamentary approval is impossible under any legally valid process. This is a fundamental question. No approach should be adopted that is legally and constitutionally weak."
Meanwhile, he claimed that BNP has not yet been invited to the July Declaration programme.
"We have not yet received any invitation for the event at Manik Mia Avenue," the BNP leader said.
"The July Declaration is a historic and politically significant document. We want its proper implementation, and that too with the consensus of all participating parties."
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