Daily Times

The Sindh Assembly from 2013 to 2018 remained on top for legislation among other assemblies. However, there were certain members who were largely silent for most of their tenure in the House.

These members, apart from keeping mum on issues generally, did not even present problems of the people of their constituencies.

Some members who fall in this category include Aziz Jatoi from Qamber Shahdad Kot’s constituency PS-41, Mir Hayat Talpur, Noor Ahmed Bhurgari from Mirpur Khas, Syed Sarfraz Shah, Ghulam Rasool Jatoi from Nowshehro Feroz, Aziz Junejo from Daado, Aurangzeb Panhur, Abdul Rauf Khoso from Jacobabad, and Ghulam Mujtaba Isran from Larkana.

In Sindh Assembly’s five year tenure, MPA Syed Zia Abbas from Tando Allahyar, Ajaz Shah Bukhari and Abdul Kareem Somroo from Tando Muhammad Khan did not raise a single issue.

Makhdoom Rafir-ur-Zaman from Matiyari, Makhdoom Khalil-ur-Zaman from Thar Parkar, and Ali Nawaz Mehar from Ghotki also remained silent for most part of their tenure.

Muhammad Ali Bhutto within five years only raised his concerns twice, whereas Khursheed Junejo only spoke to praise government’s performance after the budget came.

Khairpur’s Naeem Kharal held prayers in the House twice but never uttered a single word in the House.

The most frequently absent member from the Sindh Assembly was none other than former Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Raheem, whereas, Owais Muzaffar, Sharjeel Memon and Tariq Masood Arain also remained mostly absent from the House.

The only MPA who didn’t receive his salary and any associated perks from the Assembly during five years was Ali Nawaz Shah.

Published in Daily Times, June 1^st 2018.