PPP Backs Key Constitutional Amendments — Bilawal Says Democracy and Civil Supremacy Remain Intact
Imran
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to support the federal government on three major points of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated that the proposed changes to Article 243 of the Constitution will neither harm democracy nor civil supremacy. He emphasized that the party supports the establishment of constitutional courts but expects the government to present a detailed stance.
During a two-day consultative meeting, the PPP thoroughly reviewed the draft of the constitutional amendments. Speaking to the media at the conclusion of the meeting, Bilawal reiterated the party’s support for constitutional courts. However, he stressed that in the process of transferring judges, the opinions of the judges and the votes of the chief justices of both the transferring and receiving courts should be included.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman PPP, said:
“The chief justice of the court from which the judge is being transferred, and the chief justice of the court to which the judge is being transferred — both should be made voting members in the process.”
In response to a question, Bilawal confirmed that the party has decided to support amendments to Article 243, asserting that these changes do not pose any threat to democracy or civil supremacy.
“If Article 243 harmed civil supremacy or democracy, I would have opposed it myself. I support it because it does not damage these principles,” he added.
Bilawal further stated that there was no complete consensus within the party regarding dual nationality for Election Commission officials and bureaucrats. He also revealed that the PPP has rejected the government’s proposal concerning the NFC Award. According to Bilawal, Sindh already has an administratively and financially autonomous local government system, and the federal government’s draft lacks any proposals for local government reforms.
