- Usurping health, education sectors from provinces against Constitution
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Wednesday said that any attempt aimed at rolling back the 18th Amendment would prove disastrous for the federation.
He expressed these view at a ceremony of the seminar organised by Senate, Higher Education Commission, Federal Ministry for Inter-Provincial Coordination, and Hanns Seidel Foundation.
“Keeping in view the intricate geopolitical situation and internal security environment, the federation would suffer if the centrist mindsets continue to create hurdles in the way of smooth implementation of 18th Amendment,” the chairman said.
He said that baseless interpretations were being given on various articles of the Constitution with reference to the control over resources, health and education. However, health and education, as per 18th Amendment, are devolved subjects and a proper mechanism has been evolved for the distribution of resources among the Centre and the provinces.
He further remarked that 1973 Constitution was a major leap forward in terms of provincial autonomy, dispute resolution and making the provinces to an extent master of their resources.
He said that unfortunately, the Centre usurped education and health from provinces, which was against the spirit of the Constitution.