Remark carefully on constitutional posts: Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today urged caution while commenting on constitutional posts like the president, prime minister or the chief justice.

“The posts of president, prime minister, speaker and chief justice are constitutional posts,” the minister said. “These posts are of great importance.”

“It won’t be right to comment on these posts carelessly,” Minister Huq told journalists in the local Awami League office of Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria today.

His comments came in the backdrop of ruling party lawmakers criticising the chief justice and the Supreme Court’s verdict on 16th amendment.

On that note, the law minister also reiterated the government’s commitment to deal with the Supreme Court’s verdict through legal procedures.

Anisul Huq, also an Awami League leader, echoed the stand of his party on the reflection of the apex court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution.

The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the 16th amendment to the constitution has been the topic of politicians since it had severely criticised the role of the incumbent government.

Ruling Awami League lawmakers are criticising the verdict and the chief justice who delivered it, whereas, opposition BNP is saying that it had exposed the misdeeds of the government.

“We don’t care what BNP thinks of this verdict. We do not believe that those who defy laws every day would show respect to the justice system,” Minister Huq said on this note.