পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (সপ্তম খণ্ড).pdf/২০৮

174 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড this task has been evolved for the initial period of 90 days. This procedure would be that the Assembly may propose an amendment to the Constitution by a simple majority of the total number of seats of the Assembly and a consensus of the provinces that is to say by a minimum of 25% of the total seats of each province. For purposes of arriving at these figures, a fraction will be taken as a whole. I might add that this period of 90 days includes the times taken for consideration or reconsideration of proposed amendments by me. I thus visualize that proposed amendments will continue to be submitted to me throughout this period from its commencement. Last amendments, however may be submitted to me by the House not later than 80 days from the commencement of the three months period in order to give me at least 10 days for their consideration or re-consideration. Thus the completion of the whole of this process will not exceed a total period of 90 days. "The polls for the National Assembly will be completed on the 23rd of December, 1971. The Nation Assembly will be summoned to meet on the 27th of December under the chairmanship of the oldest member of the House will be nominated by me. This will be followed by oath-taking by the members and the election of the Speaker and te Deputy Speaker. "In order to accelerate the process of transfer of power, the Central Government will be formed soon after the inaugural session of the National Assembly. The 90 days period for submission and consideration of amendments will commence after the Central Government has been formed. "The Provincial Assemblies in West Pakistan can be summoned at short notice after completing the elections for women's seats in a few by-elections. As regards East Pakistan the election schedule for the by-elections of that Provincial Assembly has already been announced by the Chief Election Commissioner. That is to say byelections for 105 seats are being held along with the 78 seats of the National Assembly from the 12th to the 23rd of December 1971 and the polls for 88 seats of the provincial Assembly will be held from the Ith of December 1971 to the 7th of January 1972. The way for the functioning of Provincial Assemblies in the provinces with thus have been cleared and the stage for the formation of governments in the provinces would have been Set. I have explained my plan for the transfer of power in detail. As I said earlier, this plan was made fully known to the political leaders and now I have explained it to the Nation. There should be no longer any cause for speculation. While I would expect all political parties to sincerely devote their attention towards the fulfillment of this plan, I would appeal the leaders and the Nation not to forget the grave danger of the external and internal threats to the solidarity and integrity of our country. "The stakes are so high and the danger so grave that on no account should we be diverted from our main objectives of the defense of the country and the achievement of the democratic way of life. Any actions or statements by anyone in the country and the achievement of the democratic way of live. Any actions or statements by anyone in the