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| Strip Sircar of his MP status |
| 2009-07-06 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The all-party parliamentary probe body yesterday finalised its report, which recommends scrapping the House membership of former speaker Jamiruddin Sircar on graft charges. The other recommendations in the report include taking legal actions against former deputy speaker Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui and former chief whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain on similar charges. "Parliament should enact new laws if necessary to implement the recommendations," Fazle Rabbi Mia, chief of the probe body, told reporters after the final meeting of the committee at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. By means of its inherent power, the legislature can punish anyone for offences related to moral turpitude, provided there is no law in this regard, he noted. The committee examined the constitutional provisions of India and Canada and parliamentary practices and procedures in the UK before settling on the recommendations. |
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