Balochistan Minister for Finance Mir Asim Kurdgeelo speaks on a point of order during the provincial assembly session in Quetta on Saturday.-Online By Saleem Shahid Sunday, 10 Jan, 2010
QUETTA, Jan 9: The Balochistan assembly on Saturday unanimously adopted a bill to amend the Balochistan Local Government Act, empowering the provincial government to replace district, town, tehsil nazims and deputy nazims with administrators.
The bill was tabled by the Minister for Local Government, Abdul Khaliq Bashardost, after deliberations at a parliamentary party meeting of coalition partners in the provincial government. The meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani.
The bill was supposed to be tabled in the assembly during the first winter session on Jan 4, but because of some reservations of JUI-F about the appointment of administrators, it was delayed.
The JUI-F’s reservations were removed after discussions in the parliamentary party meeting.
The house adopted the bill in 10 minutes after it was tabled by the minister because no member opposed it. The act will come into force with immediate effect.
The act enables the provincial government to dissolve local bodies, remove district and town nazims and appoint administrators in their places. It calls for holding of local bodies elections in Balochistan within a year.
The bill was introduced in the house with an objective to ensure transparency in the coming local bodies’ elections because, according to some political parties, the existing form is not suitable for holding an impartial election.
The Balochistan cabinet had already approved the dissolution of local bodies and appointment of administrators in place of nazims at a meeting on Dec 24.
The text of the bill follows:
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, for the purpose of holding next elections to the local governments, all Zila Councils, Town Councils, Tehsil Councils and Union Councils shall stand dissolved on the date notified by the government.
(2) Consequent upon dissolution of the Local Councils under Sub-Section (1) all Nazims, Naib Nazims, Members of Local Councils shall cease to hold their respective offices.
(3) The Government may appoint Administrators to perform the functions of the Nazim and respective Local Council as assigned to them under the Ordinance.
(4) As soon as may be, but not later than one year from the dissolution of Local Councils under Sub-Section (1), the Government shall hold elections to the new Local Councils.
In order to ensure transparency and impartiality in the forthcoming local government elections, it is imperative to empower the Provincial Government to dissolve Local Councils and appoint Government Officers as Administrators.
The Balochistan cabinet has empowered the government to dissolve the existing Local Councils and appoint government officers as administrators.
Tags: balochistan,nazim,local government
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QUETTA, Jan 9: The Balochistan assembly on Saturday unanimously adopted a bill to amend the Balochistan Local Government Act, empowering the provincial government to replace district, town, tehsil nazims and deputy nazims with administrators.
The bill was tabled by the Minister for Local Government, Abdul Khaliq Bashardost, after deliberations at a parliamentary party meeting of coalition partners in the provincial government. The meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani.
The bill was supposed to be tabled in the assembly during the first winter session on Jan 4, but because of some reservations of JUI-F about the appointment of administrators, it was delayed.
The JUI-F’s reservations were removed after discussions in the parliamentary party meeting.
The house adopted the bill in 10 minutes after it was tabled by the minister because no member opposed it. The act will come into force with immediate effect.
The act enables the provincial government to dissolve local bodies, remove district and town nazims and appoint administrators in their places. It calls for holding of local bodies elections in Balochistan within a year.
The bill was introduced in the house with an objective to ensure transparency in the coming local bodies’ elections because, according to some political parties, the existing form is not suitable for holding an impartial election.
The Balochistan cabinet had already approved the dissolution of local bodies and appointment of administrators in place of nazims at a meeting on Dec 24.
The text of the bill follows:
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, for the purpose of holding next elections to the local governments, all Zila Councils, Town Councils, Tehsil Councils and Union Councils shall stand dissolved on the date notified by the government.
(2) Consequent upon dissolution of the Local Councils under Sub-Section (1) all Nazims, Naib Nazims, Members of Local Councils shall cease to hold their respective offices.
(3) The Government may appoint Administrators to perform the functions of the Nazim and respective Local Council as assigned to them under the Ordinance.
(4) As soon as may be, but not later than one year from the dissolution of Local Councils under Sub-Section (1), the Government shall hold elections to the new Local Councils.
In order to ensure transparency and impartiality in the forthcoming local government elections, it is imperative to empower the Provincial Government to dissolve Local Councils and appoint Government Officers as Administrators.
The Balochistan cabinet has empowered the government to dissolve the existing Local Councils and appoint government officers as administrators.
Tags: balochistan,nazim,local government
http://www.dawn.com
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