The Sindh Government rejected the appointment of IRSA Chairman
Irfan Ali
The Sindh government has demanded to
withdraw the notification rejecting the appointment of the chairman of the
Indus River System Authority (IRSA).
Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan
Shoro has rejected the appointment of IRSA Chairman and said that the
appointment of IRSA Chairman is a violation of Water Accord and IRSA Act.
He said that Sindh government
condemns the illegal appointment of irsa Chairman.
Provincial Irrigation Minister said
that the chairman of Irsa is a member of the provinces or a representative of
the federation, no outsider can become the chairman of Ursa.
Jam Khan Shoro demanded from the
federal government that the appointment of an outsider as IRSA chairman is a
violation of the laws, the prime minister withdraws the notification of the
appointment of IRSA chairman.
On the other hand, People's Party
Member of National Assembly Naveed Qamar has said that there is a condition in
the irsa Act that the chairpersonship of Irsa will fall to the provinces
alternately, but the caretaker government took away this authority from the
provinces through an ordinance and gave it to the Prime Minister. has given
Naveed Qamar in his address to the
Assembly further said that a major policy change was not the power or
prerogative of the Caretaker Government, the job of the Caretaker Government
was only to carry out the day-to-day affairs of the state, a move which included
the Council of Common Interests. The authority of (CII) was not included, in
fact it is a clear violation of the Constitution, therefore this decision
cannot be implemented and should not have been implemented.
