Referendum on large dams

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From: Zulfiqar Halepoto
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Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:53:59 -0700 (PDT)


Dear All

Here is an alarming news. General Musharraf is advised by his VISIONARY aids to go for a referendum. He wants to make the construction of dams conditional with him in uniform through a referendum.

PPPP suspects that by exploiting the sentiments and the majority of Punjab, present regime is planning a “one head one vote” referendum on Kalabagh dam and later on that vote will be conditional to support Musharraf in uniform to build the dams.

All the progressive forces, political parties and civil society are of the opinion that let the people’s representative deliver the goods. Let the actual stakeholders have a country wide dialogue on it. Ultimately they are supposed to decide the fate of the people in accordance to the “wish and will” of the people of four provinces through a consensus.

But this military regime by imposing a fake democratic structure is trying to come up with a so-called consensus on the matter of large dams and later on with the support of referendum, General wants to linger on his illegitimate and unconstitutional rule.

Dear friends let us think about it and do some thing.



Regards

Zulfi

Forum for Conflict Resolution (FCR)

http://www.dawn.com/2004/09/02/nat3.htm


PPP says Musharraf has played his last card

ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Information Secretary of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Punjab, Naveed Chaudhry has claimed that Gen Pervez Musharraf was planning a referendum on the issue of Kalabagh Dam.

Speaking at a news conference with MPA Farzana Raja, deputy information secretary Abrar Rizvi and Nazir Dhoki, the PPP leader said Gen Musharraf was planning to link the decision of the referendum with his uniform.

"Like Gen Zia conducted a referendum in the name of Islam, Gen Musharraf will conduct a similar referendum on the controversial Kalabagh Dam." He said through the referendum, the people would be asked whether they wanted the Kalabagh Dam or not. Then, he said, Gen Musharraf would claim that his uniform was necessary for the construction of the dam...