BDP should come out clean
Friday, July 29, 2022 | 370 Views |
The BDP recently submitted to the Presidential Commission on Constitutional Review calling for inclusion of a clause that prohibits former presidents from political activism.
In its submission before the Commission, the ruling party argued former presidents should fulfil the role of being statesmen/women and as far as possible be restricted from taking up political office and formal employment.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...