Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid on Sunday came down heavily on the finance minister for favouring the rich section of people while preparing the budget for the 2022-23 fiscal.
The Jatiya Party MP elected from Dhaka claimed that Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal mixed oil and water in such a way that it is impossible to separate them.
speaking in Parliament on the budget 2022-23 fiscal said the financial institutions of the country have gone under the control looters.
Unrestrained looting is going on in financial institutions as if there is no one to watch over them, he alleged.
Firoz said that Bangladesh Bank, and Banking Division of the Ministry of Finance are silent and mum.
“This unbridled looting can not be stopped,” he said.
He questioned how PK Haldar looted thousands of crores and went abroad.
“It didn’t happen in a day. PK Haldar has traveled abroad 133 times with his six girlfriends,” he said.
Kazi Firoz Rashid criticised the rules which allow the director of one bank to take money from another bank. Money is not being invested.
The Jatiya Party MP complained that calling itself Gono Tadanto Commission, a section that has no constituency among the people submitted a 2200 page inquiry report that lets off these looters, and instead targets the alems and ulemas, the pious section of society.
“For two years they have toured all over the country. Where did they get this money?” he questioned.
Firoz Rashid supported the proposal to bring back the siphoned money through paying taxes, although the proposal is unethical.
He proposed to pay 12 percent tax instead of seven percent on the condition that the persons would invest the money in the country.
Kazi Firoz Rashid said the Padma Bridge is not a political issue.
“This bridge is a matter of pride and pride of the nation. This bridge has conveyed the message of financial strength and capability of Bangladesh to the world. “
He mentioned that this bridge was not built to collect money.
The Prime Minister has gifted this bridge for the development of the fate of three crore people.
Source: United News of Bangladesh