The Governor Objected To The Sindh Government's Draft Local Government Amendment Act
KARACHI: SINDH GOVERNOR IMRAN ISMAIL HAS OBJECTED TO THE DRAFT SINDH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT. ACCORDING DAILY PAKistan TO SOURCES, GOVERNOR SINDH HAS SENT BACK THE DRAFT OF SINDH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT WITH OBJECTIONS. GOVERNOR SINDH HAS RAISED OBJECTIONS THAT THE MAYOR IS ELECTED BY SHOW OF HANDS, THE NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT WILL ELECT THE MAYOR BY SECRET BALLOT AND SECRET BALLOT WILL INCREASE HORSE TRADING, WITHOUT CONTESTING ANY ELECTION UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM. THE MAYOR MAY BE ELECTED. THE GOVERNOR OF SINDH HAS SAID THAT THE HOSPITALS OWNED BY KMC HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKEN AWAY. THE BROKEN TAX SYSTEM OF KARACHI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN AWAY. ONE OF THE PROVISIONS IN THIS SYSTEM IS THAT THE NOTIFICATION THE GOVERNOR OF SINDH HAS SENT THE ASSEMBLY FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2021 WAS PASSED IN THE SINDH ASSEMBLY ON NOVEMBER 26