Government Seeks Electoral Reforms to Foster Role of Middle Class in Politics: Qureshi
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MULTAN, Feb 13 (APP): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi said on Saturday, the incumbent government wants reforms for transparent elections so that common men can also participate and play an active role in legislation and the development of the country.
While talking to the masses at different union councils in NA 156, Shah Mahmood Qureshi maintained that the government is committed to abolish the culture of corruption and sale and purchase of votes in the senate elections. The opposition is facing a defeat in the senate elections which is why it (The Opposition) opposes the open ballot, he added.
Qureshi stated that the opposition is the main hurdle in the way of “Change” in the country.
“The Opposition wants “Purana Pakistan” wherein consciences were put on sale,” the Foreign Minister remarked. PTI is struggling for a transparent election process wherein no one can point a finger of allegation, he added. He said PPP and PML- N remained in power for a long time, and posed the question whether they (Opposition) took any step to stop horse-trading. The foreign minister implied that the open ballot system would surely help abolish horse-trading. Qureshi, however, stated that PTI would emerge the biggest political party in the senate after the elections.
The incumbent government strongly believes in serving the people, he said, adding that the government is making a comprehensive plan to shift the benefit of subsidies to the poor. He observed that inflation is a big challenge, adding however, that the government is taking steps on an emergency basis to deal with the issue.
The Foreign Minister spent a busy day in the city. He also attended Namaz-e-Janaza of the sister-in-law of MNA Ibrahim Khan. Qureshi also inspected development sites in the constituency and directed officials to speed up the pace of work. Special Assistant to CM Javed Akhtar Ansari and Provincial parliamentary secretary on Information and Culture Nadeem Qureshi were also present on the occasion.
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