PTI's senior party cadres are not too happy with Chairman Imran Khan’s intention to dissolve the Punjab Assembly before Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s, Geo News reported.
On possible dissolution of the Punjab Assembly before the same happens to the KP Assembly, most of PTI's senior figures, including MPAs and ministers, lamented that dissolution of the Punjab Assembly before KP would create "a very negative impression" on the party’s voters. In their reasoning, it would imply depriving them of "their right to development, welfare and other projects which were still in the process of completion".
"Why Punjab first?" is the question raised by most PTI parliamentarians. "If the assemblies are to be dissolved, both KP and Punjab assemblies should go simultaneously and the decision should not be Punjab-specific" a senior PTI office-bearer is reported to have said. Another PTI member, speaking on the matter anonymously, said the wise idea was to "wait and buy time" rather than "take a wrong turn".
A lot of PTI parliamentarians are apparently of the view that the party should also hold local government elections while keeping the reigns of the provincial administration, as the party was still in a comfortable position to win representation at the grassroots level through the local bodies. As per this view, once the party gains control of the local governments, it would have its representation at the devolved level for the next four years, and a good local bodies’ result might also create a good impact on the electorate in the 2023 general elections.
On possible dissolution of the Punjab Assembly before the same happens to the KP Assembly, most of PTI's senior figures, including MPAs and ministers, lamented that dissolution of the Punjab Assembly before KP would create "a very negative impression" on the party’s voters. In their reasoning, it would imply depriving them of "their right to development, welfare and other projects which were still in the process of completion".
"Why Punjab first?" is the question raised by most PTI parliamentarians. "If the assemblies are to be dissolved, both KP and Punjab assemblies should go simultaneously and the decision should not be Punjab-specific" a senior PTI office-bearer is reported to have said. Another PTI member, speaking on the matter anonymously, said the wise idea was to "wait and buy time" rather than "take a wrong turn".
A lot of PTI parliamentarians are apparently of the view that the party should also hold local government elections while keeping the reigns of the provincial administration, as the party was still in a comfortable position to win representation at the grassroots level through the local bodies. As per this view, once the party gains control of the local governments, it would have its representation at the devolved level for the next four years, and a good local bodies’ result might also create a good impact on the electorate in the 2023 general elections.