BHURBAN: PML-N Quaid and former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif while rejecting the impression that his party is playing the role of friendly opposition declared that it would never become part of any conspiracy to destabilise the democratic system.
“We will not become part of the establishment’s agenda to destabilise the democratic system through any unconstitutional mean and will play the role of serious and patriotic opposition in true spirit of the Charter of Democracy (CoD),” Nawaz Sharif while addressing a meeting of his party’s parliamentary party, Central Working Committee and ticket-holders here at a local hotel on Monday.
“We do not want confrontation and would not let Pakistan fall prey to another dictator,” he said.The meeting, through a unanimous resolution, decided to dissolve all PML-N bodies at the central, provincial, district and union council levels. As a result, party president Shahbaz Sharif, members of CWC and others also ceased to hold party offices.
According to the party’s constitution, Nawaz Sharif was unanimously elected as chairman of the central organising committee, which would supervise party elections and membership campaign. The new office-bearers of party would be elected by March 23.
The meeting also passed a resolution, demanding restoration of the Constitution to October 12, 1999 position and measures to undo November 3 unconstitutional steps of Pervez Musharraf. It also demanded of the government to call an All Parties Conference on Balochistan.
The meeting expressed concerns over the sugar and energy crisis and dissatisfaction over government’s steps to handle the situation.
Nawaz Sharif said that his party is being dubbed as friendly opposition but the fact is that we do not want confrontation. “It was the politics of confrontation that caused the disintegration of the country in 1971 and resulted in the 1977 martial law and premature end of governments in the 1990s,” he recalled.
At the same time he told party workers and leaders present on the occasion that the role of constructive and serious opposition should not be mistaken as a favour to the PPP. “Those who want to destabilise the system should not expect that we will work on their agenda to become party to any unconstitutional step, nor shall we compromise on principles to gain power,” he said.
Nawaz Sharif also renewed his demand for trial of Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution, saying the nations, which do not believe in reward and punishment, could not make progress and it was also the law of the nature.
He said the country was standing at the most critical juncture of its 62-year history. “Those who subverted the Constitution must be punished if we want to take the country forward,” he said.
Nawaz Sharif said he wanted to implement the CoD and the Bhurban declaration in letter and spirit but some elements want to shirk their responsibilities. “Almighty Allah has given us the opportunity to implement the CoD and we should fulfil our duty,” he said.
He recalled this is the same venue where he PPP leadership had signed the Bhurban declaration but the judges were not restored even for 14 months. “It was people’s movement which brought about the restoration of the judiciary,” he said.
Referring to the reorganisation of the party and new party elections, he said the big step has been taken to revolutionise the party and turn it into a movement by enhancing the role of committed workers. He declared that there was no room for turncoats in his party.
Speaking on the occasion, party’s outgoing president Shahbaz Sharif said the judiciary was restored due to the struggle of Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N and the masses. He categorically stated that there would be no place for turncoats in the re-organisation of the party. “If any turncoat tries to enter the party, I myself will block his way,” Shahbaz Sharif said.
source by : www.thenews.com.pk
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