PESHAWAR
Amun Taraqqi Party (ATP) chairman Muhammad Faiq Shah asked for taking all stakeholders on board to bring holistic reforms to ensure transparency and fairness in general elections.
Chairing a meeting here at the party’s central office on Friday, Shah hailed the government’s efforts for bringing electoral reforms by amending Election law.
He, however, said initiative would become fruitful when all political parties and stakeholders should be consulted and build up a consensus on a comprehensive reforms agenda.
It is noted to mention here that the parliamentary committee on Electoral reforms led by chairman Ayaz Sadiq held its maiden session and sought more amendments in Elections law. The panel is likely to submit its report next week.
He asserted a meaningful dialogue on electoral reforms which would be proposed by the parliamentary panel should be held for establishing larger consensus on this crucial matter.
Shah demanded an end to the intervention of wealth, rigging and pressure so that it can pave the way for those people who really want to work for people’s rights and competent ones to come forward.
As the result of reforms, he hoped rigging, using illegal money, politics-based on personality and interests would be erased forever.
He maintained law and constitution are vehemently violated by public representatives, but no one is questioning them.
Faiq called upon the Election commission to hold political parties answerable on manifesto and action plan/strategy so that people have voted for the manifesto to be implemented with true letter and spirit.
The ATP chairman termed that manifesto, programme and strategy/action plan as crucial in parliamentary democracy.
He noted the closed door policy and diplomacy being adopted in the government, while people were also deceived by various tactics.
Deceit/falsehood, character assassination and looting has given the name of politics, he added.
The party leader warned that people couldn’t accept this practice and tendency.
He asked the people to elect those people through the power of their votes who would be fully capable to steer the country out from prevailing crisis situations.
