PUNJAB OBSTRUCTS CREATION OF NEW SERAIKI PROVINCE

Both the National Assembly and the Punjab Assembly passed resolutions for creation of provinces of Junobi Punjab and Bahawalpur bifurcating Punjab into three Provinces. The President of Pakistan sent a directive to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Senate to appoint a 14 members committee for demarcation of boundaries of Junobi Punjab and distribution of assets and liabilities. Almost every thing is set but the PML-N and the Punjab Assembly Speaker had not sent their nominees to the Committee. PML-N is supposed to three MNAs and the Punjab Assembly Speaker two nominees for the committee. Now a senior leader of the PML-N is demanding that separate Hazara province should also be created. PML-N is committing a blunder by obstructing the creation of Seraiki Province on the eve of fresh general elections. The Seraiki people will be offended besides those in Central Punjab supporting the demand. It means it will be a walk over to the PPP in the Seraiki belt if elections are held soon. Secondly, top leaders from Dera Ghazi Khan are also deserting the party. They may join the PPP or any other party denying a huge vote bank to the PML-N in Southern Punjab. Thus the PML-N is committing a blunder and giving a walk over to the PPP in the next general elections. In any case, the vote bank of PML-N in the Central Punjab is divided with the PPP, PTI and other smaller parties ending the prospects that the PML-N will form the next provincial Government in Lahore.