বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ৬৪। বিশেষজ্ঞ কমিটি দ্বারা প্রণীতব্য শাসনতন্ত্রের | পাকিস্তান: ওয়াশিংটন দূতাবাসের | ২১ সেপ্টেম্বর, ১৯৭১ সংশোধনী পদ্ধতি সম্পর্কে ইয়াহিয়ার বিবৃতি বিশেষ সংবাদ বুলেটিন PRESS RELEASE RAWALPINDI September 19, 1971 The following is the statement made by President Yahya Khan in Karachi on Saturday, September 18: As you are aware my aim has always been to have a Constitution framed by the elected representatives of the people. When, on November 28, 1969, I announced my plan for the transfer of power discussed various alternatives for the framing of the Constitution for our country and I adopted the democratic procedure of having the Constitution framed by the elected representatives of the people. Unfortunately my original plan received a very serious setback by developments in East Pakistan. I have always maintained that the shock the country received due to the crisis in East Pakistan would not be allowed to jeopardize my aim for transfer of power to the elected representatives of the people. In my statement of June 28, this year I declared that because of the deadlock created by the crisis in the Eastern wing I had no alternative but to get a Constitution prepared by a committee in consultation with political leaders and constitutional experts. The Constitution will contain a normal amending procedure. However, after careful thought and detailed consultations with political leaders I have come to the conclusion that the Constitution which will be prepared by a committee of my officials should be presented to the National Assembly. Once the Assembly meets in its full strength that is to say when by elections have been held the assembly shall discuss the Constitution and if any member puts forward any constructive amendment or improvement he should have an opportunity to do so. In order to enable members to bring forward such amendments I have evolved a simpler method for an initial period of three months. An amendment may be passed by the House by a simple majority which must include a consensus of all federating units. If any amendment is presented to me after having been passed by the National Assembly in the manner specified earlier and if I give my assent to the amendment after full consideration in the national interest it will then be incorporated in the Constitution.
