PM will decide when polls-time govt will be formed: law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will decide when the election period government will be formed.

The prime minister need not resign for the election-time government to run. The prime minister may constitute a small cabinet, if it's felt necessary, during the polls period, he said.

The law minister made the comment while talking to reporters after attending as the chief guest a meeting organised by the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) on the occasion of inaugurating a training course for judges involved in trials of corruption cases.

Replying to a question, he said the government will bring necessary amendment to the Digital Security Act in September in order to avoid its misuse.

In reply to another query about the amendment of the Representation of the People Order, Anisul said cancelling the whole election of a constituency for irregularities in one or few polling centres was unconstitutional.