New Province: Senator submits amendment draft

Leghari proposes amendment demanding that the will of people be considered in decision of creating any new province.

LAHORE: Independent Senator Mohsin Khan Leghari proposed an amendment in the Senate secretariat on Friday, demanding that the will of people be considered in the decision of creating any new province.

“No district/tehsil (administrative unit) shall be reallocated to another province or be made part of any newly created province without its explicit consent,” the explanation in the draft said.

Leghari told The Express Tribune that earlier he and Senator Hasil Bizenjo had submitted their resolution in Senate secretariat calling for consultation with the people of Rajanpur and DG Khan before inducting the regions in the new province Bahawalpur Janobi Punjab.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 23^rd, 2013.