Local Bodies electioneering gears up in rural Sindh
Hyderabad, Pakistan: Local Bodies electioneering gears up in rural Sindh including Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore- Kandhkot and other districts of northern Sindh as large number of candidates are approaching for obtaining and filing of nomination papers.
Some of Political parties and independent candidates have started holding corner meetings and door-to door campaign to drum up support of masses.
At present, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League- Functional) are seemed more active as compared to other political parties.
They have also formed committees to make contacts with masses for mustering support.
Besides political parties, independent candidates also expedited their campaign on the social media.
It is mention here that the scrutiny of the nomination papers will start from Saturday and continue till 17th of this month, said ECP official.
Local bodies elections have been delayed in Pakistan for the last many years and despite of clear instructions from Supreme Court of Pakistan, Punjab and Sindh provinces avoided these elections though KPK conducted elections according to Supreme Court instructions.
Local government system are formed on three levels Distrcit, Tehsil and Union Council level. They are based on five fundamentals devolution of political power, decentralization of administrative authority, decentralization of management functions, diffusion of power authority nexus and distribution of resources at different levels.
Local bodies elections were held in August, 2001 under the new local government Ordinance but this system was complexed a created a total choas in administrative structure. and elected Local governments could not work successfully at all tiers.
The Local Governments successfully completed their tenure and new elections of Local Governments were held in year 2005. A major paradigm in shift has taken place after devolution plan 2001. Powers have been decentralized at grass roots level, which enhanced efficiency and effectiveness but system offered nothing just a lack of linkages among components.
