Reinstatement of the Caretaker Government

Abstract

This paper is going to investigate the restoration and sustainability of the Caretaker Government under guaranteed Constitutional mandate as the Caretaker Government is said to play a vital role for holding elections in a free and fair manner since earlier political governments had been alleged to highly rigging in the elections. The masses had lost their trust and confidence in elections under a partisan government. Thus, Caretaker Government had been emerged as a unique form of government with a view to ensuring the creditability of elections. Three elections had been accomplished successfully since its inception. Many local and international observers found Caretaker Government as a neutral form of mechanism for transferring the power peacefully. However, the legal accreditation has been over when the 15th amendment to the Constitution abolished the system taking into consideration the verdict of the Supreme Court. The main two political alliances are arguing on the issue of Caretaker Government on contrast. The ruling alliance argues that the system could not be restored in the Constitution whereas opposition alliances strongly demand for the reinstatement of the Caretaker Government. Although ruling party rejected the plea of oppositions, the demand for restoring the system has been increasing day by day. This paper establishes the plea how the Caretaker Government can be reinstated in the Constitution of Bangladesh both by dint of judicial process, interpretation of the Constitution as well as in the context of politics. This paper by doing a critical analysis on different issues has found the probability of restoration of the Caretaker Government in the Constitution. Besides, it emphasizes the demand of mainstream political parties, prominent citizens, civil societies and other civil organizations who expect that the Caretaker Government system should be restored considering the sustainability of democracy in country.