PPP audit

Published December 1, 2018

WITH the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf completing its 100 days in power, ministers and advisers of the Sindh government have been holding daily audits of the party’s performance. While it is their right to do so, I believe it is our right to hold an audit of the Pakistan Peoples Party’s last 15 years in government.

I would like to ask the PPP why the Sindh Right to Information Act — a law that was passed more than two years ago — is still not operational?

Why is the Sindh Information Commission, which was set up in May after a lapse of 15 months instead of the mandatory three months, is still not functional?

I would like to ask the PPP why are the people of Sindh being denied their fundamental constitutional right to information.

I would also like to audit the PPP’s performance and understand why the Sindh Consumer Protection Act,which was passed in 2015, is still powerless and why no consumer courts were ever set up.

Let’s not forget the Sindh Senior Citizens’ Welfare Act, which remains devoid of rules and regulations, leaving senior citizens of Sindh deprived of their rightful benefits. The list is endless….passing a piece of legislation is the easy part, implementing it requires true grit.

Before demanding an audit of others, why can’t the PPP do an audit of its own performance? Maybe then the Sindh government can figure out where they are lacking.

And while they are at it, can I request the party’s co-chairman to audit his army of ministers and advisors who never bother to respond to the letters of the ordinary citizens — the one they profess to serve.

Dr Raza Gardezi

Karachi

Published in Dawn, December 1st, 2018

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