http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/frontpage/24043.htmlThe prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday sharply reacted to remarks of Jatiya Party lawmaker TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury in parliament that lawmakers did not have courage to speak on many issues.
Speaking on the proposed budget for the fiscal 2011-2012, Rabbi said that the lawmakers did not have enough courage to raise many issues in the house.
'Even they do not have courage to demand an office in their respective constituencies, although it is essential,' he said, claiming that he had the guts to say that the lawmakers visited their constituencies as vagabonds for want of an office.
The speaker, Abdul Hamid, who chaired the session, said that the remarks made by the JP lawmaker might not be quite true.
The prime minister took the floor and said that Rabbi's claims might be true about his own party.
'I think he (Rabbi) is talking about his own party. The lawmakers of his party might have no courage to talk to their leader,' said Hasina, adding that it was not applicable to the Awami League.
'Relations between me and my party men is very easy and they can share everything with me without hesitation,' said the leader of the house.
She also said that there was an allocation for setting up offices for the lawmakers in their constituencies.
What can be done if a lawmaker keeps the money in his pocket instead of spending it for the purpose, Hasina asked.
'I think he (Rabbi) has kept the money in his pocket,' said the prime minister.
Source : New Age
