The demand from the SCBA came within three days of his taking over the charge of an adviser to the caretaker government.

"Justice Huq has lost his neutrality by making arrogant comments on the political stand of the 14-party alliance with regard to overseeing the actions of the non-party caretaker government to judge its impartiality," SCBA President Barrister M Amir Ul Islam said at a press conference in its hall room.

He termed Justice Huq's remarks as a clear interference with the rights of political party guaranteed under the constitution. "Justice Huq also violated his oath of office by expressing his ill will against the 14-party," he said.

Eminent jurists Dr Kamal Hossain, Dr M Zahir, Barrister Shafiq Ahmed and Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, who were present at the press conference, also echoed similar views about the resignation of Justice Huq for his "snide" remarks as an adviser that impaired the image of the caretaker government.

Reacting to the comments of Justice Huq, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud said political observation is required for probing government's impartiality.

He termed the caretaker government a "deformed baby" and said, indicating adviser Justice Huq, why did he raise the question of animal. "The baby must be under strict observation to see if he inherits any deformity."

Referring to the ongoing reshuffle in the civil and police administration by the president and chief adviser in order to de-politicise the administration, Dr Kamal Hossain said: "It's nothing but an eyewash. All the changes in the administration, even allocation of portfolios to the advisers, have been made through remote control keeping the switch in the hands of the immediate-past four-party alliance government."

He said the prime task of the caretaker government for holding free and fair elections is to reconstitute the Election Commission by removing the "controversial" CEC Justice MA Aziz and his colleagues, but the government has not yet taken any steps in this regard.

Pointing a finger at Justice MA Aziz, Dr Kamal said: "It is not his personal property he inherited. He must be removed forthwith as he violated the court orders and failed to present a fair voter list."

SCBA President Barrister Amir Ul Islam said the allocation of portfolios to the advisers "have not been done properly and ignored the expertise of the advisers in their respective fields."

He urged CM Shafi Sami and Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury to quit voluntarily from the caretaker government as "their professional dignity has been undermined by allocating them less important portfolios."

Abdul Baset Majumder, Mahbubey Alam, Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mian, Khandkar Mahbub Hossain, Yusuf Hossain Humayun, Abdul Matin Khasru, Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, AM Amin Uddin, M Enayetur Rahim, Bashir Ahmed, Mahbub Ali, Nurul Islam Sujan and Abdul Mannan Khan were, among others, present at the press conference.