PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) and others accused the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government of appointing ‘blue eyed’ on governmental jobs without proper advertisements. The issue was raised in the house through a calling notice by the MPA.
Jamshaid Khan Mohmand of PMLN, in his calling attention notice drew attention of the house towards what he alleged illegal appointments oby the government in the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), a registered NGO with the Social Welfare department.
He complained that SRSP frequently issued ads to the papers for jobs while its coordinator recruited ‘his own people’.
“If merit was not the policy then what was the need to publish ads in the press” he asked.
Special Assistant to the chief minister on Industries Abdul Karim clarified that SRSP was not registered with Social Welfare department and registered under the committee act. He said that the lawmaker’s concerns could be removed by arranging his meeting with the SRSP authorities.
Parliamentary Leader of Awami National Party (ANP) Babak and Inayatullah Khan of Milli Muslim League (MMA) called for referring the calling notice to the committee of the house. However, the motion was referred for voting by the chair wherein the motion was defeated by 31 to 18 votes.
Bahadar Khan of ANP in his calling notice referred to appointment of a sweeper in Government Higher Secondary School Samar Bagh in Dir Lower district.
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on IT Kamran Bangash, told the house that the appointment was made through a district selection committee after fulfilling all the legal formalities. He said he has no objection if the matter was referred to the committee if the mover insisted.
Leader of the Opposition Akram Khan Durrani, said that arrangements have been made between the government and the opposition for the appointment against class-IV posts in the province. The recommendation of the concerned MPA would be given preference in such appointments.
Minister for Food supported contention of the opposition leader as the chair called for settlement of the matter through negotiations.
