LAHORE:Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Monday that electoral reforms were vital for making elections in the country transparent once and for all.
“If the opposition wants elections free from rigging, then why is it obstructing electoral reforms, he asked. The egoistic politics of the opponents was not in the interest of democracy and the nation.
Talking to various delegations from different districts here at Governor’s House, he said that the government was taking practical steps to save people from problems like inflation and unemployment.
Governor Ch Mohammad Sarwar said that unfortunately the opposition parties had been spreading negative propaganda against the government from day one and they were also criticising good deeds of the government for their vested interests. But, he added, people know the intentions of the opposition; that was why they neither stood with them [opposition parties] earlier nor would they do so in future.
Ch Mohammad Sarwar said that the opposition parties had no vision, adding that the parties in the PDM [Pakistan Democratic Movement] were not united on a single point and they were watching their own interests. He said that there was no threat to the government from the divided opposition, but the opposition would definitely suffer. He said that now was the time for the opposition to abandon the policy of taking to the streets and focusing on democracy in the country.
He urged the opposition to support the government on issues of key importance including electoral reforms. He said if the opposition parties think they could succeed in overthrowing the government through protest, then they were living in fool’s paradise.
The governor said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf saved the country from economic bankruptcy after coming to power. He said as far as inflation was concerned, the government had provided a relief package of Rs 120 billion under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said that in the coming days, the government would take further steps to control inflation and provide maximum relief to people.
Later, in a tweet, Governor Mohammad Sarwar condemned an increase in the number of Indian police force in the occupied Kashmir and the incidents of targeting Kashmiris. He said that Indian security forces could not suppress the voice of Kashmiris with guns and bullets. The Kashmiri people were in high spirits and they would continue their struggle against terrorist India. He said that Kashmir would be free one day and Pakistani nation also stands united with their Kashmiri brothers and sisters.