Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the July Charter has no legal basis.

He made the remarks at a seminar titled ‘Constitutional Crisis in Post-Independence Bangladesh and BAKSAL’, held at the July Memorial Museum on Wednesday (October 31).

The Home Minister said political unity and cooperation from the opposition were necessary to ensure that another July Museum would never be needed.

“Everyone must unite in the national interest to prevent the rise of autocratic rule and fascism in the future. Political unity is the most important requirement for achieving this goal,” he said.

He said necessary reforms would be made to the Constitution, stressing that discussions were needed on constitutional reform. However, he added that such problems could not be resolved through a long march.

Salahuddin Ahmed also said the independence of the judiciary would be ensured. Judges are sufficiently independent in conducting judicial proceedings, he added.

“The country and its people are the ultimate source of power. Representatives will be elected through the people’s votes,” he said.

The minister further said the government believes in the independence of state institutions, including the judiciary, the media and the Election Commission.

He said many crises could be avoided through political consensus and called on the opposition to join discussions on constitutional amendments based on mutual understanding rather than creating political divisions.