One of
the main reasons why the constitutional and democratic traditions in the
country have not been stabilized so far is that the proceedings of our
parliamentary institutions are conducted on the basis of the arbitrariness of
the majority instead of principles. Instead of providing equal opportunities
for free debate in legislative matters and for both supporters and opponents to
present their point of view, the anti-democratic attitude of suppressing the
dissenting opinion on the bill of majority power has been prevalent in most of
the periods of our national history. While the opposition also generally adopts
an attitude based on aggressive protests, noise and attempts to obstruct the
government's actions instead of constructive criticism and useful consultation.
However, a few hours after the arrests of Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers from the
premises of the Parliament House yesterday, a very welcome development has come
out regarding the conduct of the proceedings of the Parliament according to
democratic principles.
Commenting
on the issuance of production orders for arrested members, the Speaker said
that PTI had not issued production orders for detained members during its
tenure, but I will do what is right because two wrongs make a right. They
cannot be. He advised the opposition members to criticize the government but
not to get personal. He said, "In order to run the House smoothly, we
should proceed with consultation. Shall we sit together and sign the Charter of
Parliament?" They cannot.
The
parties may sit together or not, but the members should be together. A
resolution was presented and the House unanimously approved it. Immediately
after that, Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq formed an 18-member special committee in
the context of the motion approved in the meeting under the rules and
regulations of the National Assembly and its formal notification was also
issued, in which it is said that the committee is parliamentary. Create an
agreed upon plan of action to resolve business issues. According to the
declaration, the committee's terms of reference include discussion, analysis,
recommendations and smooth functioning of parliament on issues related to
parliament, members of parliament, constitution, rules and regulations and
business procedures in the National Assembly 2007.
The
committee includes the government and the opposition. The number of members of
the assembly has been kept equal. In the 18-member special parliamentary
committee, Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif, Khurshid Shah, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui,
Aminul Haq, Chaudhry Salik, Abdul Aleem Khan, besides Ijazul Haq, Khalid Magsi,
Sahibzada Hamid Raza, barrister. Gohar, Shahida Begum, Akhtar Mengal, Hameed
Hussain, Mahmood Khan Achakzai are also included. According to the
notification, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister will also be a member of the
committee. The establishment of this committee is certainly a key and very
promising development regarding the formation of a chartered parliament and
thus the promotion and development of a polite parliamentary culture in the
country.
However,
to make it fruitful and productive, not only the committee but all the members
of the elected houses as a whole have to adopt a democratic attitude, the basic
requirement of which is to respect the opposing point of view, listen to it
patiently and avoid personal attacks. The argument is to politely present the basis
of arguments. In the parliamentary committee also the members have to adopt the
same attitude only then the positive results of the development will come out,
otherwise, the same will happen with the chartered parliament, as it is often
not implemented despite the existence of the constitution and law.
Preparing a Mini-Budget Initiated
Headed by
Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, his team prepared the budget for
the current financial year keeping Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's agenda of
economic reforms in front and introduced a business-friendly scheme to bring 32
lakh retailers into the tax net. However, in these months and a half, the
government Strong resistance and a one-day shutterdown strike was also faced
during this. According to the latest media report, the Federal Board of Revenue
(FBR) is preparing to bring a mini-budget to deal with the situation. Strict
measures are proposed against defaulters, including freezing of accounts, ban
on buying vehicles and properties and disconnection of electricity and gas
connections, dividing non-filers into three categories.
Incomplete
or incorrect return file. There will be a fine of Rs 10 lakh for doing so.
Another important factor behind these government measures is to approve the
loan request of 7 billion dollars given to the IMF. There is a tax deficit of
more than 220 billion rupees and it is decided that if the target of the first
quarter is not met, the IMF may demand additional taxes through the
mini-budget. It should be clear that in this period of severe inflation. The
government has already imposed an additional burden of income tax on government
and private employees, which has badly affected the middle and lower classes.
Among them, the number of people associated with the private sector is high,
whose wages and salaries have not increased for the last 6 years. They are
suffering badly in the mill of inflation. While bringing the money budget, it
should be noted that the burden should not fall on these people in any form.
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