The issue of passing the budget approved by the former caretaker government is under discussion in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly these days, on which mixed views have been expressed by the opposition and government members.
In spite of the unconstitutional measures, these expenses will have to be made constitutional in some way to run the system. Yesterday, when the session of the provincial assembly started, League member sobia Shahid, while starting the discussion on the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24, she said that we also do not want to approve the expenses of the caretaker government.
Speaker, we are with you do not pass this budget because its Bureaucracy budget. If the caretaker government was unconstitutional, why is the disputed budget being presented, an inquiry should be made about the expenses of the caretaker government from NAB and PAC.
The approval of this budget will be disrespectful to the MPs. The caretaker government’s second budget is illegal. The bureaucracy should be held accountable. The bureaucracy has destroyed the province.
The PPP Parliamentary leader Ahmad kundy said the use of Article 126 for the budget is wrong it is the revenue of 1456 billion is the seventh NFC award by PPP, after that no NFC award was issued even though Tehreek-e-Insaf was in power in the center and in the province.
Discussion and understanding is necessary for this. 30,000 municipal representatives are waiting for the funds. We have high expectations from the provincial government but we have doubts about their ability and capability.
He said our political leader ship gives sectrifies for the native land including Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan who spoke of humanity, spent 35 years in prison for that land. He added that our leader and the daughter of east Benazir Bhutto was martyred for the native soil.
He said now the police, who were called apolitical today, should be purged from politics. PPP will be with the KP, government.
The minister for higher education mina khan Afridi replied form the treasury benches that government formed a special committee for the rights of the province which is doing Actions against those who have engaged in illegal activities, he said on that issue we will with opposition because It is not related to this house.
According to Article 126 the caretaker government can present a four-month budget but under the same article, why did the caretaker government last for eight months? It was condemned or justified by the center. Prolonging the election is actually Imran Khan’s popularity was feared. Not only 126 in the constitution, but the whole structure of the caretaker government is mentioned in the constitution.
When the caretaker government was going on that no one remembered the constitution. During that time, no one spoke about the violation of basic human rights. Expression of opinion was not allowed. We are democratic people. Today, the chief minister of the province, the chairman of the party is not a relative of Imran Khan.
This is called democracy we initiate the DI Khan motorway, the billion tree Tsunami, BRT, criticized the health card.
The provincial government is going to start more projects like this. Earlier, under NFC, each province had to give three percent of its share for FATA. He said the suggestions of opposition are welcome. Despite the clinches from the government and the opposition, it seemed from the speeches of the members of the assembly during the meeting yesterday that despite the clinches, the opposition members are waiting for funds to start development work in their areas in the annual budget.
That is why, in the discussion on Tuesday, there were definitely attacks from both sides but their attitude was much slower compared to the first day, the main reason being that the provincial government wants the suggestions and cooperation of the opposition on the upcoming annual budget and the opposition members need funds for their constituencies because after the end of the previous Tehreek-e-Insaf government, the development works in the areas for these elected members of the assembly have stopped and they need funds to restart them which are in the hands of the government. So the Politics is in its place but in reality it is certain to start work in these areas. Therefore the government should release funds to all members of the assembly without discrimination so that the stalled process of development in the backward areas can start again.
