The Chief Adviser owes an explanation to the nation on the circumstances that compelled four advisers of his government to resign. This is because their sudden resignation is a prosaic pointer to the crisis the interim government is in today. If not, why they had to go? More so because, the present administration cannot be allowed to fail as its failure will result in a grave national crisis. The interim government had assumed power on January 11 last year pledging transparency and accountability for all its actions. The resignation has thus to be explained in public, taking the people into confidence. This is because the way the four resigned questions the essence of the caretaker concept in the Constitution the present caretakers had taken oath to preserve. The exit has brought to the fore many pertinent questions. If they were removed for causing crises in governance—triggering food crisis leading to grave economic insecurity of the nation, fertiliser scarcity, industrial unrest and Hajj mismanagement, then the action is certain to be like cutting the head for curing the headache. The entire cabinet has to take full responsibility for what the advisers had to go for. We were surprised in the lopsided manner in which different burning issues were dealt with by the caretaker government. At times, we felt that the caretakers were powerless, having suffered from indecision time and again. Possibly, the real power lay elsewhere. Otherwise, why is the government not yet ready to start crucial dialogue with political parties over reforms that would not take the nation to pre-1/11 days? If 2008 is called as the year of elections, the caretakers appear to have put the horse before the cart. If the cart is election, the horses are certainly the parties. Even if the voter listing is ready by June or July this year, parties won't be ready for the electioneering. The biggest crisis in the polity will ensue when the parties would be asked to take preparations for the election. But how can they? With Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina kept behind the bars, the two major parties are almost certain to keep themselves away from the electoral race. And any election without BNP and Awami League would be devoid of any credibility. This will again plunge the nation into grave crisis. Let good sense prevail on the holders of power in the country. The people, who had welcomed the 1/11 changeover, are no more appreciative of certain actions of the caretaker government. They now find a huge gap between words and deeds. The interim administration has taken a long list of agendas, which it possibly cannot stomach. We are aware of what overeating does to a human health. The interim government has to take all actions, displaying the highest level of transparency and accountability. More so, because it is an un-elected government. The Chief Adviser himself is on record as having firmly committed to ensure these two. Otherwise, he runs the risk of being disbelieved. The main task of the caretaker government is holding of a free, fair and transparent election, free from muscle and money power. People will accept only those reforms which are related to creation of congenial atmosphere for achieving this lone goal. There cannot be any derailment in this regard.Advisers' exit
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