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Polls: MPs getting their pound of flesh
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August 03, 2012
In view of the upcoming general elections, the ruling coalition in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa has abused development funds allocated for 2012-13 and issued Rs60 million to favorite MPAs belonging to both the ANP and PPP beforehand. Sources disclose that Tameer-e-Pukhtonkhwa funds have been released 100% by the government which were to be used throughout the next financial year but instead Rs20 million rupees has been given to each MPA to use it in their constituencies before the elections so as to influence the voters.

It merits a mention that besides Rs20 millions, 40 million rupees has also been given to the blue-eyed and influential MPAs from the Chief Minister's Special Program which is a gross violation of rules and regulations. Usually, such funds were to be used throughout the year on different development projects but there is no one to bother it; even the opposition has kept a mum on this blunder.

Sources close to the treasury benches have disclosed that the MPAs elected on special seats will also be given their share from the Chief minister's Special Program besides the 20 million rupees from Tameer-e-Pukhtonkhwa Program. In this connection, Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, after taking the ruling coalition parliamentary party into confidence, has pledged that both the ANP and PPP MPAs will be provided not only their share from the Tameer-e-Pukhtonkhwa Program, but also Rs40 million from the Special Program Fund.

For an early utilization of these funds before general elections, the ruling parties have already chalked out development schemes and got approal from the departments concerned. An MPA from the ruling coalition has verified the issuance of funds and claimed that being a ruling party it was their right to get more funds than the opposition members and use them "for the welfare of people". He said Rs20 million will be issued to each MPA irrespective of his party affiliation. He however disclosed that only the ruling parties MPAs had the right to receive Rs40 million from the Chief Minister's Special Program.

Sources also disclose that in certain districts the ruling parties have benefited their workers from different funds including the Zakat Fund, Benazir Income Support Program, Watan Card and floods relief funds in one or the other. Interestingly, in Charsadda district almost each family has received funds amounting to Rs5000-10000 as compensation for their loses in the previous floods which is being viewed as a bribe to exploit the government money for personal gain. However, it is to be noted here that it is not obvious that each family of Charsadda had received losses during the previous flood. Many of those who have lost their houses and other belongings have received huge amounts from the private donors and donor countries through their different NGOs. Even then they have been compensated by the KPK government.

Meanwhile, the central PPP leadership has directed the provincial PPP leaders in the KPK to start preparations for the next general elections without any alliance with the ANP and has asked them to send three nominees for each constituency. Moreover, the party's provincial president has been directed to convene a divisional level workers convention after Eid to chalk out a plan to start rallies and other programs in all the 25 districts of the province. The central party leader and the sister of President Asif Ali Zardari Faryal Talpur recently met the PPP KPK delegation in Islamabad and discussed seat adjustment and other electoral matters with them. She was told that the PPP workers were not willing on the electoral alliance with the ANP because they had no confidence in the ANP workers to cast votes to PPP candidates.

The meeting decided that the election formula will be announce fter consultation with the rict office-bearers for arranging local seat to seat adjustmentswith any political party or any type of compromise. Moreover, Talpur also met the provincial PPP chief Snator Sardar Ali Khan, provincial assembly speaker Karamatullah Chagharmati, senior provincial minister Raheemdad Khan and provincial healh minister Syed Zahir ALi Shah separately and discussed party matters with them.

Hctic activities have been started by the PPP jiyalas to remove Sardar Ali Khan because according to them he has not come up to their expectations. Different names have come forward for the provincial president-ship but still the matter is undecided and the Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is still in talks with the PPP KPK senior leaders to decide who will be the next provincial chief of the party. A provincial minister told this scribe that though the names of a number of senior PPP provincial leaders are under consideration, including a former district nazim Azam Afridi, Afsarulmulk etc, most of the party workers and leaders are in favor of Azam Afridi because they consider him a popular public leader and are confident that under his leadership the party will not only overcome the internal differences but will also lead the party to win majority in the next general elections.

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