DHAKA: Sazeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday said some people who have vested interests are opposing the ‘Constitution (16th amendment) Bill-2014’.
 
Joy, in a status on his Facebook page, said, “Our Parliament should have the same powers and rights as most democracies around the world. Why are some people opposed to this? Perhaps they have their own vested interests.”

“The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach Supreme Court Justices and even the President. Some people have been trying to raise controversy over the 16th Amendment Bill to the Constitution. I would like to point out that as far as I know, most democracies grant their Parliament the power to impeach their Supreme Court Justices,” his status reads.

He went on saying, “Of course, this requires a two thirds majority vote in Parliament, the same super majority as required to change the Constitution. If a two thirds majority of Parliament can change the Constitution, then why cannot they remove Justices?”

“More importantly, the 16th Amendment Bill would restore our original Constitution of 1972 almost completely. It would undo all the illegal and unconstitutional manipulations of the military dictators from 1975, primarily by General Ziaur Rahman. Our Supreme Court itself has ruled that all of these changes were unconstitutional and made illegally,” added Joy.

Joy, also PM’s IT adviser, said “I find it very amusing that some of the more prominent people who have opposed this Bill are the very ones who helped draft our original Constitution of 1972. I for one want to return to our original Constitution. We must undo all the damage done to our Nation by dictators and usurpers.”

”A nation that forgets its roots is a nation lost. We must go back to our roots and make a fresh start, Joy added.

BDST: 0937 HRS, SEP 17, 2014