After reforms, opposition would get fair share of leadership roles at standing committees: Minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the Opposition would get proportionate share of leadership roles in the total 50 parliamentary standing committees, as mandated under the July Charter, after the charter is implemented.

The minister made the remark during a Parliamentary session after the opposition’s deputy leader, Syed Abdullah Md Taher, demanded fair share of leadership roles in the standing committees.

The fair share of 26% chairmen posts for the Opposition would be ensured after the July Charter is properly implemented, he said.

The home minister also criticized the opposition for demanding fair number of chairmen posts, but at the same time, staying away from constitutional reform committee.

He denied any agreement with Jamaat on the number of such posts.