NCP calls for radical state reform to avert future autocracy

National Citizen Party (NCP) on Saturday demanded radical change in the state structure through reforms to fulfil the aspirations of the July mass uprising and ensure no fascism and autocratic tendency among future governments.

“By reform, we mean fundamental reform and the reforms which will bring a radical change and a qualitative change in the structure of the state,” said NCP Convener Nahid Islam.

He made the remarks at his opening speech at the talks with the National Consensus Commission at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Complex.

An eight-member NCP delegation led by Nahid Islam attended the dialogue at 10:30 am with Vice Chairman of the Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz in the chair.

The National Consensus Commission arranged the talks as part of a series of dialogues with political parties to reach a national consensus over the state reform initiatives taken by the interim government.

Nahid Islam said different state institutions, including the Constitution, was politicised in the past. The seed of one person-centric structure was sown in the Constitution, he said.

“As a result, no matter who comes to power, no matter who is given the responsibility of running the state, if the state structure is kept unchanged, there will be a tendency among them to become fascist and autocratic,” he said.