Summary
- KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has strongly criticised federal ministers who have recently spoken about the creation of new provinces, accusing them of lacking an electoral mandate and questioning their authority to decide the future of the provinces.
- Taking aim at federal ministers who have criticised the 18th Constitutional Amendment, Memon said those lecturing others about the amendment were themselves products of “Form 47.” He argued that people sitting in power on what he described as an artificial or questionable mandate could not make decisions on behalf of the nation.
- “Let the federal ministers first contest elections and secure votes from the people, and then talk about the provinces,” Memon said, according to his remarks in the assembly.
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has strongly criticised federal ministers who have recently spoken about the creation of new provinces, accusing them of lacking an electoral mandate and questioning their authority to decide the future of the provinces.
Speaking during a session of the Sindh Assembly, Memon also complained that the federal government continues to overlook Sindh in development and other key matters.
Taking aim at federal ministers who have criticised the 18th Constitutional Amendment, Memon said those lecturing others about the amendment were themselves products of “Form 47.” He argued that people sitting in power on what he described as an artificial or questionable mandate could not make decisions on behalf of the nation.
Memon said that if federal ministers such as Mustafa Kamal, Ahsan Iqbal or Khawaja Asif had concerns about provincial issues or the constitutional framework, they should raise them on the floor of Parliament rather than making statements outside the legislature.
He stressed that decisions concerning the country and its provinces should come from representatives who receive a genuine public mandate through votes.
“Let the federal ministers first contest elections and secure votes from the people, and then talk about the provinces,” Memon said, according to his remarks in the assembly.
The Sindh minister also criticised what he described as unequal treatment of the province in federal development projects. He claimed that the federal government was constructing motorways and carrying out major development projects in Punjab while Sindh continued to face discrimination in various areas.
Memon maintained that the provinces deserved fair treatment and equal development opportunities from the federation. He also suggested that the federal government should address provincial concerns through constitutional and parliamentary channels instead of making controversial statements about restructuring the country.
His remarks came amid renewed political debate over the possibility of creating additional provinces and the future of the existing constitutional arrangement between the federation and the provinces.
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