BNP hails SC verdict on 16th amendment

Terming it as people’s victory, BNP on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that has declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution establishing parliament’s authority to remove Supreme Court judges.
In an instant reaction over the verdict BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said, ‘The Supreme Court declared the 16th amendment illegal, we think the court’s decision is a victory of 
people.’
‘The government’s plot to grab the judiciary has failed through the apex court’s decision,’ he said at a press briefing at the party’s central office in 
Nayapaltan.
Earlier in the morning, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution. 

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