The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

President of Workers Party Rashed Khan Menon said we are talking about reform, but it is not being implemented at all. Reform is necessary for the welfare of the country.

"A trend of militancy has established itself in the country. We want punishment of the war criminals as they were involved in assisting the Pakistani Army during the War of Liberation," he said.

"If the reform is done in a selective way, we cannot uproot corruption from the country. We have to make Anti-Corruption Commission independent," he added.

He was addressing a roundtable on 'Reform is necessary for terrorism and corruption free politics' organised by weekly Aporadh Bichitra at National Press Club yesterday.

Menon said, "We have to change our mindset about the reform process. It is a people's movement to reform all sectors."

Dr Tareque Shamsur Rehman, Professor of Jahangirnagar University, said only reform of political parties could not solve all problems of the country.