The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) finally got passed the controversial ordinance SPLGO 2012 in the House of Sindh Assembly on 01 October in grim atmosphere despite majority of the members of the House being against it but the situation was created by the ruling PPP in a way that no one from the ruling party dared oppose it whereas the opposition parties demonstrated severe protest in the House. This reminds me of a resolution passed by the same assembly in 1954 favoring controversial One Unit.
It is very sad that the PPP government pressurized its majority members in Sindh Assembly to support it. If it was so what is the justification of keeping Sindh Assembly intact? It is better to let Sindh Assembly disband as we would at least save huge amount of public money.
The proper way on controversial issues is to present some amendments in the House and after detailed discussion article-wise, the law is amended in democratic atmosphere. Not like presenting the ordinance in highly threatening and cohesive atmosphere as was done this time.
It is very sad that the PPP rulers of Sindh government who were posing themselves as champions of the rights of the people of Sindh are bent upon to murder the wishes of majority of the people.
Further, the majority of ministers of Sindh government seem ready to sing the praise of Islamabad rulers by wrongly claiming that the ‘PPP is more nationalist as compared to others’ even though they are taking somersaults on all important issues.
MOHAMMAD KHAN SIAL
Karachi
