Thursday, April 15, 2010
Army supporting democracy as per constitution: Gilani
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday said after passage of 18th Amendment Bill, “now it is time to deliver and put in extra efforts to resolve masses’ problems”.
“After fulfilling the constitutional requirements, now it is time to deliver. We all share this responsibility and people should now enjoy the dividends of the 18th amendment,” he said addressing the Senate soon after passage of 18th amendment bill from the Senate.
The Prime Minister hoped that upcoming Accountability Bill will be a consensus bill.
“We are answerable to the parliament and the people. Nobody is above accountability. We shall have to continue with the same exemplary work we did in amending the constitution.”
Gilani felicitated the nation, political leadership, National Assembly and the Senate on the unanimous passage of 18th amendment bill, 2010 by both houses of the Parliament.
Speaking in the House, he said that the unanimous passage of the bill has proved that the Parliament is sovereign and not a rubber stamp as some quarters used to think about it.
“It is a dividend of the politics of reconciliation that the nation and the parliament are united today and we have repealed all those laws which were introduced by dictators,” the prime minister said.
He felicitated the President of Pakistan, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms, Speaker National Assembly, Chairman Senate, members of the Parliament, Civil Society and the nation over the passage of bill.
“Today we have established that only the Parliament is supreme and there is balance of power between the Parliament and the Presidency.”
“Eighteenth Amendment is not an ordinary achievement. Rather this House repealed the dictatorial amendments in the Constitution made over the time, in just one day,” he added.
He said the Parliament has done its bit and has come up to masses’ aspirations as well as to the aspirations of Quaid-i-Azam, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as well as Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif who had evolved the Charter of Democracy and the whole leadership of the country.”
He said, “we did it together and this is not the end but it is the time to deliver as masses are still waiting resolution of their problems.”
He said that all available resources would be utilized to resolve the problems of the people.
The Prime Minister said, the political leadership is not thinking for themselves but for the future generations.
He also appreciated the role of Armed Forces of Pakistan and said that they have proved that they too are in favour of democracy.
Gilani said that provincial autonomy would strengthen the federating units as well as the federation. He said it is also a responsibility of the provinces to do their capacity building and resolve the problems of the masses.
Referring to Hazara, he said that the provincial government should hold dialogue with Hazara people so that they could also be benefited from the of 18th amendment bill.
“After fulfilling the constitutional requirements, now it is time to deliver. We all share this responsibility and people should now enjoy the dividends of the 18th amendment,” he said addressing the Senate soon after passage of 18th amendment bill from the Senate.
The Prime Minister hoped that upcoming Accountability Bill will be a consensus bill.
“We are answerable to the parliament and the people. Nobody is above accountability. We shall have to continue with the same exemplary work we did in amending the constitution.”
Gilani felicitated the nation, political leadership, National Assembly and the Senate on the unanimous passage of 18th amendment bill, 2010 by both houses of the Parliament.
Speaking in the House, he said that the unanimous passage of the bill has proved that the Parliament is sovereign and not a rubber stamp as some quarters used to think about it.
“It is a dividend of the politics of reconciliation that the nation and the parliament are united today and we have repealed all those laws which were introduced by dictators,” the prime minister said.
He felicitated the President of Pakistan, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms, Speaker National Assembly, Chairman Senate, members of the Parliament, Civil Society and the nation over the passage of bill.
“Today we have established that only the Parliament is supreme and there is balance of power between the Parliament and the Presidency.”
“Eighteenth Amendment is not an ordinary achievement. Rather this House repealed the dictatorial amendments in the Constitution made over the time, in just one day,” he added.
He said the Parliament has done its bit and has come up to masses’ aspirations as well as to the aspirations of Quaid-i-Azam, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as well as Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif who had evolved the Charter of Democracy and the whole leadership of the country.”
He said, “we did it together and this is not the end but it is the time to deliver as masses are still waiting resolution of their problems.”
He said that all available resources would be utilized to resolve the problems of the people.
The Prime Minister said, the political leadership is not thinking for themselves but for the future generations.
He also appreciated the role of Armed Forces of Pakistan and said that they have proved that they too are in favour of democracy.
Gilani said that provincial autonomy would strengthen the federating units as well as the federation. He said it is also a responsibility of the provinces to do their capacity building and resolve the problems of the masses.
Referring to Hazara, he said that the provincial government should hold dialogue with Hazara people so that they could also be benefited from the of 18th amendment bill.
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