Gandapur Vows to Take Action Against Supporters of Government’s Constitutional Amendment
PESHAWAR:Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur issued a stern warning to those who supported or did not oppose the government’s contentious 26th constitutional amendment, claiming its beneficiaries will find themselves in serious trouble. Talking from the provincial capital Gandapur lashed out at the amendment, hailing it unconstitutional and accusing it of only being for an elite few.
“The judiciary has been placed under the control of this elite class,” said Gandapur, blaming the current government for attacking the integrity of the judiciary. He criticized the legitimacy of the present regime saying that it lacks proper mandate. “This government, without having a legally given mandate, has targeted the judiciary. We will recover our mandate through the people first, and then we will reject such changes,” Gandapur threatened, implying plans of more extensive political action against the present administration.
Framing the goings-on political scenario as one of ideology battle, Gandapur said that “This is a battle of ideologies. Some may try to force us to retreat, but through this difficult time, we’ve come to know who the traitors, cowards, and corrupt are, and who stands firm for our cause.” He reaffirmed his party’s commitment to fighting for its vision despite challenges: “We will continue to stand firm, God willing.”
Gandapur vowed to unmask those, according to him, have sold out the former prime minister Imran Khan. He declared himself angry at those who voted for the government and people who did not rise up against the 26th amendment bill. “Traitors are traitors, if they are for necessity or for money. If someone was under pressure they should have resigned. Why didn’t he?” asked Gandapur. He vowed to unveil the names of those persons at the end of the night as he took the political drama related to constitutional changes to a complete level.
He further announced that his party will not allow disloyalty to go unpunished: “The nation will take them to task, and so will we. If someone thinks he can get easily out of this one, it is a misconception,” he declared, hinting at an intense internal reckoning within political ranks.
He than turned on Pakistan’s judiciary, directly warning about the appointment of the chief justice, which is soon to come. He threatened that if the oldest justice is not appointed to the position, his party will take to the streets in protest. This was not all for he also had some very harsh words concerning the state’s deciding bodies: “I am openly telling all decision-making bodies that you are accountable. You cannot act in this country without being questioned, nor can you silence everyone.”
In a scathing attack on the National Accountability Bureau, Gandapur said the said institution was a tool for political revenge rather than accountability. “Hundreds of billions of the public’s money have been wasted, and the result has been nothing but political victimisation,” he said.
These are the main reasons why countries cannot come out of their economic mess, despite preferring appointments on political contact rather than merit-based, as they can’t curb usurpation in appointments due to unconstitutional amendments,” he believed. Conclusion: Pakistan’s current economic woes, Gandapur linked with misgovernance, poor policies and what he called unconstitutional amendments, an aspect he took a lot of time to clarify.
The 26th constitutional amendment was officialized much earlier with President Asif Ali Zardari giving his nod to it, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declaring the development a victory of national unity. “It’s a shining example of national consensus,” he claimed in a statement, “and one of the most important achievements in moving forward the unfinished agenda of the Charter of Democracy initiated by the two former leaders, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif.”.
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