Mandi Bahauddin: (Gangly Khan for PCP) lawyers observed 3 Nov as black day. In this connection a general meeting of bar association was held with president bar association Faiz Gondal in chair. Speakers addressing the bar said that this day military despot imposed emergency and put the Chief Justice with other Supreme Court judges in detention. It amounted to imposing mini martial law. Lawyers rose to the occasion and launched aggressive movement for restoration of judges and restoring rule of law.
Movement ended in success. Judges were restored. Exiled leaders came back. Democracy was restored and the despot was left with no option except to leave the country. Beyond that people at large got nothing. Rule of law is still a mark of question. Under this democratic set up situation in the country continue deteriorating. Increasing price hike is not less than a felling a bomb on the poor. Law and order is not felt and there is no protection of life and property. Accountability is altogether non-existent. Government is conspiring to sideline the chief justice to avoid accountability. At district level corruption is increasing at large scale. Government officials fleece the poor people when they come to offices to seek relief. Police stations serve as extortion centre where complainant and accused both have to gratify the police officials. There is no check on government officials. Complaints lodged against corrupt officials elicit no action. To obtain simple copy of Register Haqdaran, one has to pay bribe ranging from Rs, 2000 to 4000. They further said proper procedure under the law is not followed while declaring accused as proclaimed offenders; proclamations are based on bogus proceedings. The officials live beyond their resources that provide proof of their corruption. The speakers said that let us launch a campaign to eliminate corruption in the district to achieve the objective of lawyers’ movement in true spirit, so that the poor are facilitated to get relief. Bar president was asked by the bar to form an anti corruption committee to keep an eye over malpractices of government officials. At the end Bar through a resolution demanded as following:-
Case under Article 6 of the constitution be registered against Musharraf and he should be brought back to face the trail.
Police and revenue officials belonging to this district should be posted to other districts. No official should be allowed to serve in home district.
Courts should accept simple copy of Register Haqdaran under the signature of Patwari. Requirement of getting it signed by Tehsildar should be done away with. This will facilitate public for executing surety bonds of the accused on grant of bail.
Procedure for Spurdari should be simplified. Old procedure that is on the report of SHO impounded items like vehicle be released.
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