The two major stakeholders of Sindh, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have finalized the local government system ordinance named “People’s Metropolitan Corporation Ordinance 2012” for Karachi but the interesting thing is that the decision was taken overnight by both coalition partners. Because of this ordinance the question arises that the PPP, who once used to be the flag bearers of democracy and opposed laws through ordinances in the past, how come they with a majority in the Sindh Assembly, now want to enforce the new system through an ordinance when it could easily get a bill approved by its members in the chamber.
On the other hand, Altaf Hussain of MQM has said that the local bodies system is the need of the hour and it reflects the desires of the people of Pakistan. I would like to ask him that now that the term of the government has almost completed, how come he has just realized that local government system was the reflection of the desires of people. Coalition partners and opposition parties are raising questions as to why the government was in such a rush to execute the ordinance and not get the legislation passed through proper course. Most of them said that they did not accept the decision taken overnight. What is the reason behind imposing two different local bides systems in Sindh?
BAKHTAWAR MANNAN
Karachi