Fiji's ousted prime minister says the proposed People's Charter will do more to divide the people of Fiji than to unite them.
The draft charter was released yesterday, and looks at good governance, social and economic development and the economy, and will be consulted on over the next 6 weeks.
Laisenia Qarase says it will polarise Fiji's two main communities - ethnic Fijians and Fiji Indians, and alienate the country's traditional leaders.
He says a section upholding the constitution is a conflicting statement.
"While on one hand they say the supreme law of the land will be the constitution, they are saying that the electoral reforms will have to be in place before the election, and to do that you would need to change the constitution, so they are simply suggesting that the charter will be stronger."
Laisenia Qarase says to implement the charter before returning to an elected government would amount to a gross violation of people's rights.
The Pacific Centre for Public Integrity has called on the public to reject the recommendation in the Fiji's draft People's Charter of an expanded role for the military.
The NGO says the military's role does not need to be redefined nor expanded, because the constitution already clearly defines it.
It says just because weak and treasonous leaders in the military allowed themselves to be manipulated for greed and power shouldn't justify an expansion of its role in public civilian affairs.
The PCPI's executive director, Angie Heffernan, says Fiji has a military strength that is ridiculous for its size and as long as the country continues to feed the monster it will be vulnerable to coups.
She says the architects of the charter have failed miserably in recommending the tough and sensible options needed to rein in the military.
Ms Heffernan says it is clear there needs to be a concerted effort to downsize it and that this should be linked to the overall public sector reform.
The PCPI also says the draft has many excellent recommendation in relation to good governance and they can see that it has good intentions.