Governor's rule can be imposed, if needed: Naqvi.

Byline: MUHAMMAD SABIH

KARACHI -- Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Firdaus Shamim Naqvi said Thursday that imposition of governor's rule was duly constitutional as there was a provision for it in the country's constitution and the same could be used, if needed.

Speaking on floor of the House during debate on the budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21, Naqvi said that Pakistan People's Party founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had incorporated the section for governor's rule in 1973's Constitution. He suggested that a parliamentary committee of the assembly members could be formed for further deliberation on the matter.

Speaking on 18th Amendment, Naqvi termed it a great thing which he said restored 1973's Constitution in its true spirit but added that the amendment was aimed at devolving powers at grassroots level. 'Bhutto's constitution is aimed at devolution of powers to the local level but the provincial government kept it,' he said and added that no provincial government in the world had civic departments under its control but Sindh government was empowered for lifting garbage, provision of water and other local issues. 'These are the reasons for which we demand review of the 18th constitutional amendment,' said Naqvi.

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He was of the view that just as the PPP asked the centre for the National Finance Commission, opposition parties in Sindh demanded Provincial Finance Commission. He said that districts in the province were not given their rights as the Sindh government didn't award the Provincial Finance Commission for so long.

Coming down hard on the provincial government for not giving him the public accounts committee's chairmanship, Naqvi said it had to be given to the Opposition Leader 'as Benazir Bhutto in charter of democracy agreed to award PAC's chairmanship to opposition'.

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