The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), an ally of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has announced its separation from the Khyber Pakhtu...
The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), an ally of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has announced its separation from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial government.
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| Balochistan Awami Party provincial parliamentary leader Bilawal Afridi released a video statement; file photo: Dawn |
Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) provincial assembly member Bilawal Afridi in a video statement announced the decision of KP to secede from the provincial government and said that PTI had not fulfilled any of its promises made to us.
He said that we are not consulted about the ongoing development projects in the province and we are not taken into confidence about the distribution of funds.
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The provincial parliamentary leader of Balochistan Awami Party said that out of Rs. 110 billion of NFC award, we were not given anything. The KP government has never included us in the consultative process. I don't take that which is a big abuse.
Bilawal Afridi further said that the promise of giving 25,000 jobs to our people was not fulfilled after which we decided to separate from the provincial government.
"We are being treated unfairly, funds are being given to PTI members and we are in touch with the senior leadership of BAP," he said.
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Bilawal Afridi said that the provincial government of PTI did not take any of our demands including funds seriously.
It should be noted that Balochistan Awami Party has 4 members in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and Bilawal Afridi is the parliamentary leader of his party.
He said that injustice was being done to us, funds were being given to PTI members, distribution of funds and their use was being done only at the behest of two or three people.
It may be recalled that there are four BAP legislators in the KP Assembly, including Bilawal Afridi. However, he joined the BAP after contesting the elections as an independent candidate.
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BAP member Basirat Khan was elected to the women's seat.
The BAP announcement of secession from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government comes at a time when the country's opposition has filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has taken steps to ensure the support of its allies before the vote. Is doing
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Imran visited Parliament Lodges for the first time since coming to power in 2018, where he met with leaders of the PTI's allied parties, including the Balochistan Awami Party and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA). ۔
During the meeting, the BAP leaders expressed reservations on a number of issues and asked the Prime Minister not to take the path of 'politics of confrontation' and at the same time not to show his party's power on March 27.
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BAP leader Khalid Magsi told Dawn after the meeting that he had spoken to the prime minister about his concerns and problems.
Khalid Magsi had said that we have presented our concerns and problems to the Prime Minister, which we have been facing for the last three and a half years, urging him not to go to the public meeting on March 27 because of this. Bloody politics and chaos can spread in the country.
He said that he had informed the Prime Minister that PTI did not support BAP even at this crucial time when the party in Balochistan was divided into two groups and no practical steps were taken for the development of the neglected province. ۔
Khalid Magsi had said that BAP had spent more than three years with the PTI-led ruling coalition.
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He said that now we are looking at the opposition what option it will give for the betterment of Balochistan.
The BAP leader also admitted that he was watching the behavior of Gujarat's Chaudhrys (PML-Q leaders) in the political arena.
Khalid Magsi further said that we are watching everything and we will soon make our decision whether to stay in the ruling coalition or leave it.
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