The interim government will disclose the steps it has finalised for implementing the July Charter within three-four days, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said Tuesday, expressing hope that all political parties would endorse the initiative.

The government move combines the expectations of all the political parties and would strive to serve the people’s interests, the Adviser said at a discussion session held at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in the capital.

The government had expected all the political parties would present a joint guideline within a week regarding the implementation of July Charter and the state reform proposals. In the meantime, the government did not sit idly, and prepared its course of action regarding the Charter implementation, Asif Nazrul said.

Rejecting allegations over reforms

He also hit back at criticisms against the government’s alleged “weak state reform initiative,” saying all the reform proposals cannot be implemented overnight. Rather, gradual implementation would lead to a “good outcome” for the country, the adviser noted.

Even he, when he was an activist and not in a position of authority, thought that the reform process was rather easy, Asif Nazrul said, noting that the reality is far from that.

He also criticised the sole focus of activists on constitutional reforms, and apparently apathy for reforms already executed in other areas.

The Constitution cannot be altered with “magic” and no reforms will work unless the political culture and the people’s customs change, he noted.

He also asserted that beyond constitution, 70%-80% of the proposed judicial reforms have already been implemented.

Asif Nazrul also addressed concerns among activists that elected governments do not preserve previous reforms. He requested the next government to retain the judicial and other reforms enacted by the interim administration, and urged politicians to even take these further.