Former shipping minister Shajahan Khan has demanded opposition Jatiya Party lawmaker Fakhrul Imam to withdraw his remarks on questioning the former’s role as the head of a government panel to curb road accident.
“Fakhrul Imam made a remark about me in which he brought illegal drug peddling with road accident. It is very regrettable and condemnable... He has to admit his remarks were wrong, misleading and intentional,” Shajahan Khan told parliament on Monday.
The lawmaker from Madaripur-1 constituency, Shajahan Khan came up with the statement under section 274 of rules of procedure of parliament minutes after Fakhrul Imam criticised him.
Later Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, who was in the chair of the House session, said she would look into the matter.
Early in the day, during the question-and-answer session, lawmaker Fakhrul Imam asked, “How is it possible to curb the Yaba menace with (former Cox’s Bazar MP) Abdur Rahman Badi and bring order to roads with Shajahan Khan?”
Shajahan had created a firestorm when “he said differentiating between a cow and a goat is sufficient for getting a driving license”, said the JP MP.
Responding to questions, Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader said Shajahan Khan is heading the panel to bring back order to roads due to his experience.
“A specific individual should not be the concern on this matter. His name has been proposed as an experienced person,” Quader told the House.