Pakistan

PML-N trashes PPP’s 19-point agenda

Sanaullah has now categorically refused to implement the PPP’s agenda in Punjab.

Express February 18, 2011

LAHORE: In an overt snub, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has refused to propose two members from its party to be part of a committee to discuss the 19-point agenda put forward by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regarding governance in Punjab.

The agenda – presented to the Punjab government by the PPP in seeming retaliation to a 10-point agenda given to it by the PML-N in the centre – was termed ‘useless’ and a ‘waste of time’ by Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday.

On February 14, Raja Riaz, PPP senior minister in the Punjab government, had called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and presented the names of two PPP-designated members of the committee – Punjab Minister for Labour Muhammad Ashraf Sohna and Punjab Finance Minister Tanveer Ashraf Kaira.

The PML-N had to announce its members on February 15, but Sanaullah has now categorically refused to implement the PPP’s agenda in Punjab. When contacted, Raja Riaz refused to comment on the issue.

The PPP had written a letter to PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on February 3, which contained a 19-point agenda and the party had decided to stage a sit-in in case the response to the agenda was not positive. However, before that could happen, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khosa held a meeting on February 7 in which it was decided that Riaz and Sharif would meet to resolve the PPP’s 19-point agenda.

The PPP’s agenda includes sacking of corrupt provincial ministers as well as investigating and making public reasons behind the failure of the multi-million rupee sasti roti and food stamp schemes, and for the misappropriated money to be recovered from those responsible.

Other issues include ensuring transparency in the bureaucratic postings.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 18^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (6)

wahab | 13 years ago | Reply Punjab's condition is so much better than PPP run Sindh..

Silent Spectator | 13 years ago | Reply So this is the new game now - I give you agenda and you give me agenda. These politicians, on both sides, are insincere to the core and have no regard for the people of Pakistan. With ‘democratic leaders' like these who needs martial law?

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Nasir Jamal | 13 years ago | Reply PML - N must realize that it has not been given a mandate to form the government. It should try to play its role of good opposition instead of trying to create instability in the country one way or another. But I think that they have become jittery for their turn in the government.

Abdul Rahman Khan | 13 years ago | Reply A leopard can't change his spots. Similarly, Nawaz Sharif and his party can't change the policy of confrontation of which NS considers himself to be the master of confrontation. Whatever could be the motives of the PPP, one should at least give the party credit for persuing the policy of 'mufahimat'. May God Almighty have mercy on the people of pakistan who are at the mercy of a corrupt government on one side and 'the government in waiting' of the 'confrontation master' on the other.

Aqeel Ahmed Khan Sherwani | 13 years ago | Reply PPP must do protest against PMLN bcoz PMLN is also going to do same after their 45 days dead line will end on 22nd feb.

Pakistani | 13 years ago | Reply Tit For Tat Politics - PML (N) seems have spat looking at the skies now have to face cosequences - well done PPP

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