KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided not to resign from national and provincial assemblies and instead focus on legal and constitutional measures against the government.
According to the sources, the party’s Central Executive Committee session chaired by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lamented Pakistan Democratic (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s absence from Larkana.
“Maulana Fazlur Rehman did not attend Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversary due to local politics,” the leader said, adding, however, he wanted PPP lawmakers to resign from assemblies on his call.
“Why should we resign from our seats at the request of someone,” the party members opined. Sources further informed that the meeting has decided to persuade all leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement to contest the Senate elections.
The legal experts told the CEC that in the event the lawmakers were to resign, the future course of action is unclear. “In case of submitting resignations the government could erase the 18th Amendment of the constitution,” experts told the session.
The party’s CEC session also decided to launch a contact campaign with the peasants, lawyers, traders and doctors organizations, sources said. “We have determined to take the democratic forces along,” Bilawal Bhutto speaking in the meeting said.
“We had collapsed the government during the budget session of the parliament when scores of the PTI members and allies were alienated with the government,” PPP chairman said.
“The government could also annul other democratic laws in case of resignations,” the session was told. These laws ensuring democratic norms, have been passed by the parliament after a long struggle, some members observed in the meeting.
