The chief adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir said on Tuesday that the interim government has no move to remove the President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
"Our adviser (Asif Nazrul) has told over the issue, we think that's enough, we have nothing to add to that," he remarked while briefing reporters at the Foreign Service Academy on Tuesday evening.
Clarifying the government position, Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder shared Law Adviser Asif Nazrul's opinion that President Mohammed Shahabuddin "lied" regarding former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation letter, and that it was akin to misconduct.
Shahabuddin made some remarks about immediate past prime minister Hasina's resignation in an interview with Manab Zamin Chief Editor Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, that was published in the daily's political magazine "Janatar Chokh" on Sunday.
The article quoted the president as saying that he heard that Hasina had resigned, but did not have any documentary evidence.
"I tried [to collect the resignation letter] many times but failed. Maybe she did not get the time."
"The [interim] government agrees with what Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said," Apurba Jahangir said on Tuesday's press conference.
Meanwhile, in response to the president's claims, the law adviser yesterday termed the president's remarks a lie.
He said the president's comment in this regard was akin to misconduct and if he stuck to his guns, the government should reconsider his position.
Talking to reporters, the law adviser said, "If you contradict something you have said in front of the whole nation, then that is akin to misconduct. Then the question arises if you have the mental capacity to serve as the president. These questions may arise ... you have created scope for that."
Nazrul was referring to the president's address to the nation on August 5, hours after Hasina fled the country in the face of a mass uprising.
Apurba Jahangir also stated that the Chief Adviser agrees with the opinion of legal advisor Dr Asif Nazrul regarding President Mohammad Shahabuddin.
On the other hand, the coordinator of the movement, Hasnat Abdullah, made this demand in a mass rally at the central Shaheed Minar in the afternoon and demanded the removal of the president within this week.
Jahangir replied to the question whether it is Asif Nazrul's personal opinion, or the opinion of the entire advisory council, including the Chief Adviser.
He said: "The government agrees with what legal adviser Asif Nazrul said."
In response to a question whether any initiative will be taken to remove the President, he said, no initiative has been taken so far.
