Judges always supported military rules:SQ chy

Front ranking BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury MP on Sunday said judges had supported marital law whenever it came in the country and administered oath to the military government though the responsibility of the judges was to protect the constitution.
   He made the observation at a discussion marking the day of Tarique Rahman’s release from prison.
   BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman was released from jail on September 3, 2008 after his arrest in March 2007 during the army-backed caretaker government.
   The discussion was organised by Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal at the Bhasani Auditorium in the city’s Nayapaltan Sunday afternoon.
   Chaired by BNP senior joint secretary general and acting president of Krishak Dal Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the discussion was also addressed, among others, by Krishak Dal general secretary Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal general secretary Shirin Sultana, JCD general secretary Amirul Islam Alim and Krishak Dal leader Takdir Hossain Jasim.
   Taking part in the discussion, BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury said if the judiciary became highly ambitious politically then the constitution loses its balance. ‘Consti-tutional continuity and political stability none remains safe.’