Upper house of parliament should be proportional to votes: Nahid

The upper house of parliament should be proportional to votes, not according to seats. NCP convener Nahid Islam has expressed doubts whether the July Charter will be signed if there is no consensus on this issue. The party’s central leaders met the families of 11 martyrs of the coup at the Dak Bungalow in Jamalpur on Monday (July 28) morning. They inquired about the relatives. Later, party convener Nahid Islam spoke to media personnel. At this time, Nahid said that the outline of basic reforms should be in the July Charter. The upper house should be proportional to votes, not according to seats. Nahid expressed doubts whether the July Charter will be signed if there is no consensus on this issue. The issue of signing the July Charter will be considered only after consensus is reached on this issue. The march will start from the Tamaltala area of the city. It will end in the criminal area by visiting various roads. Later, the central leaders will participate in a road meeting there. Then they will leave for Mymensingh. The central leaders are participating in various programs in Jamalpur as part of the NCP’s July march.