Political Temperature escalated following the Nawaz's act
Political temperature once again escalated to burning point as the country’s largest opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), on Friday, announced to expel the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from the Punjab government, claiming that its 10-point reforms agenda was not implemented.
A crucial meeting of the PML-N’s central executive committee held at the Punjab House with party chief Nawaz Sharif in the chair and attended by senior party members, including Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, after reviewing a report submitted by Senator Ishaq Dar, who led the PML-N side during a round of talks on the implementation of its 10-point agenda with a government block, decided to part ways with the PPP in Punjab, asserting that it was not satisfied with the progress made on implementation of its reforms agenda.
“From now onwards, we will no more be with the PPP in Punjab. Our paths are separate,” Nawaz Sharif said while addressing a press conference. The PML-N, he said after the meeting, had parted ways with its provincial coalition ally.
The PML-N chief regretted that not even a single demand of the reforms agenda which, according to him, was drafted in larger interest of the country, could be implemented satisfactorily by the government in 45 days period, which expired last Tuesday.
The former prime minister criticised the PPP for its “unserious attitude”, and claimed that his party wanted the government to take steps to end poverty, unemployment and shortages of power and gas.
“The PML-N has a firm belief in politics of reconciliation,” Nawaz said, adding, “We wanted to strengthen the democratic process while brushing aside the interference of establishment in the country politics.”
“PPP leadership has not fulfilled its promises on the Charter of Democracy (CoD), Bhurban Accord, restoration of judiciary and other national issues,” he maintained.
The former prime minister, however, did not clarify the procedure through which PPP ministers would be ousted from the Punjab Cabinet, but he hinted at the formation of a new cabinet after the existing one is dissolved by the Punjab chief minister.
He accused President Asif Ali Zardari of having overlooked the restoration of the judiciary for providing an indemnity to the unconstitutional steps taken by former president Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007. Referring to the past agreements between the two parties, Nawaz claimed that the PPP co-chairman had breached the accords, saying that when Bhurban Accord was signed in 2009 the PML-N had placed two conditions – restore deposed judges and implement the CoD – but the PPP backed off only a month after the agreement.
Responding to a query about the Unification Group in the Punjab Assembly, Nawaz said that the forward bloc was not created by his party, adding that the group of 47 MPAs had rejoined its parent party. He announced that his party would welcome all those who left it after October 12, 1999, provided that they did not act against it.
He further said that the demand of mid-term election was not unconstitutional and expressed the hope that the PPP would bring a positive change in its attitude after this decision. In reply to another question, Nawaz said that the modalities of parting ways with the PPP would be announced in a day or two. He said that it was an issue between the two parties, not between the provincial and federal government. “The PML-N will continue to play its important role as opposition in the federal government,” Nawaz averred.
A crucial meeting of the PML-N’s central executive committee held at the Punjab House with party chief Nawaz Sharif in the chair and attended by senior party members, including Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, after reviewing a report submitted by Senator Ishaq Dar, who led the PML-N side during a round of talks on the implementation of its 10-point agenda with a government block, decided to part ways with the PPP in Punjab, asserting that it was not satisfied with the progress made on implementation of its reforms agenda.
“From now onwards, we will no more be with the PPP in Punjab. Our paths are separate,” Nawaz Sharif said while addressing a press conference. The PML-N, he said after the meeting, had parted ways with its provincial coalition ally.
The PML-N chief regretted that not even a single demand of the reforms agenda which, according to him, was drafted in larger interest of the country, could be implemented satisfactorily by the government in 45 days period, which expired last Tuesday.
The former prime minister criticised the PPP for its “unserious attitude”, and claimed that his party wanted the government to take steps to end poverty, unemployment and shortages of power and gas.
“The PML-N has a firm belief in politics of reconciliation,” Nawaz said, adding, “We wanted to strengthen the democratic process while brushing aside the interference of establishment in the country politics.”
“PPP leadership has not fulfilled its promises on the Charter of Democracy (CoD), Bhurban Accord, restoration of judiciary and other national issues,” he maintained.
The former prime minister, however, did not clarify the procedure through which PPP ministers would be ousted from the Punjab Cabinet, but he hinted at the formation of a new cabinet after the existing one is dissolved by the Punjab chief minister.
He accused President Asif Ali Zardari of having overlooked the restoration of the judiciary for providing an indemnity to the unconstitutional steps taken by former president Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007. Referring to the past agreements between the two parties, Nawaz claimed that the PPP co-chairman had breached the accords, saying that when Bhurban Accord was signed in 2009 the PML-N had placed two conditions – restore deposed judges and implement the CoD – but the PPP backed off only a month after the agreement.
Responding to a query about the Unification Group in the Punjab Assembly, Nawaz said that the forward bloc was not created by his party, adding that the group of 47 MPAs had rejoined its parent party. He announced that his party would welcome all those who left it after October 12, 1999, provided that they did not act against it.
He further said that the demand of mid-term election was not unconstitutional and expressed the hope that the PPP would bring a positive change in its attitude after this decision. In reply to another question, Nawaz said that the modalities of parting ways with the PPP would be announced in a day or two. He said that it was an issue between the two parties, not between the provincial and federal government. “The PML-N will continue to play its important role as opposition in the federal government,” Nawaz averred.
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