Critical Evaluation of the Article 70 of the Constitution of Bangladesh and its Contravention with the Constitution

Abstract

Anti-defection or the article 70 of the constitution of Bangladesh puts a blockade to the establishment of rule of law in the country by taking away the rights of the parliamentary members of their free speech, freedom of opinion association, assembly and in the process taking away the rights of the people of the country. This article 70 or the anti-defection law is not only violating the fundamental essence of the core of our constitution but this law is used by the political party’s for establishing their own interest and achieve their own goal in the process. This anti defection law is used by the self-interested people and doing something totally in violation with the law, but because of this law they are ensuring rule of one man and rule of party hierarchy rather than ensuring rule of law, as it should have been.