ISLAMABAD: Minister of state for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb talking to the media outside Ehtsab and Supreme Court here today said that voices in support of giving respect to vote were resonating throughout the country and in the times to come the power of democracy and constitution would have ascendency over everything else. Marriyum said that whatever had happened to the last seventeen Prime Ministers would not be allowed to be done to the elected Prime Ministers in the future.
She said that the masses wanted the elections to be held on time and God willing they would take place in time. Marriyum said that there were lot of speculations about the holding or otherwise of the senate elections but they did happen on time irrespective of whatever transpired during those elections. She said that the timely holding of election was the victory of democracy.
The minister welcoming the statement by the CJ to ensure the holding of elections on time because constitution did not allow any delay, said that he should take notice for holding of transparent and unblemished general elections in 2018 making sure that all the political parties had a level playing field lest the PML (N) was ousted from the general elections like the senate elections. She expressed the hope that after CJ’s statement all efforts would be made to ensure the holding of fair and transparent elections in the country. The MOS said that the Election Commission of Pakistan should also fulfill its responsibility in that regard. She said that the PML (N) was the largest political party of the country and the result of 2018 election hopefully would reflect that reality.
The minister referring to Hasil Bizenjo and Mehmood Khan Achakzai said that they had the voice of the people behind them who had elected them. She said that the party led by Asif Ali Zardari was not the PPP and whatever it was doing under his stewardship was a negation of original creed of the PPP. Marriyum said that she had advised Bilawal Bhutto to invite Zardari to join PPP and also apprise him about the philosophy of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Bhutto and his going to the gallows as well as the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto for the supremacy of democracy adding it was possible only when Asif Ali Zardari joined the party.
Published in Daily Times, April 7th 2018.
