Reforms through the referendum, being conducted in an opaque manner, is a non-serious proposition, said noted economist and political scientist Prof Rehman Sobhan. He said people are being asked to approve 38 complicated reform proposals which ordinary citizens do not understand. Prof Sobhan was speaking at a session of the day-long conference titled “Rupture, Reform, and Reimagining Democracy” organised by the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) at the BRAC Centre.
Reforms through the referendum, being conducted in an opaque manner, is a non-serious proposition, said noted economist and political scientist Prof Rehman Sobhan. He said people are being asked to approve 38 complicated reform proposals which ordinary citizens do not understand. Prof Sobhan was speaking at a session of the day-long conference titled “Rupture, Reform, and Reimagining Democracy” organised by the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) at the BRAC Centre.
