Javed Iqbal
The people of Kashmir are satisfied that they succeeded in getting rid of a government that was a shame for the people, a disaster for the state system and a killer poison for the freedom movement. This was the regime of Sardar Tanveer Iliyas, who was the Prime Minister of Base Camp, whose developmental and non-developmental budget was the responsibility of the federal government and the federation had been facing a severe economic crisis for the past year, but Sardar Tanveer Ilyas khan did not care about it. If Imran Khan spent one billion rupees on helicopter flights during his three-year rule, then Sardar Tanveer Ilyas spent one hundred thousand and twelve thousand rupees a day on helicopters. His royal style of politics was distinguished by the fact that he used to travel with a large convoy of vehicles.
He used the public treasury like a free heart, that’s why he provided brand new vehicles to the members of the assembly, former presidents, prime ministers and cabinet members at a cost of about one billion from the public treasury. Despite the financial crisis, he ordered luxury Mercedes-Benz cars for himself and the president. Royal expenses could be estimated from the fact that 1.736 thousand rupees were spent daily in the discretionary funds, 62 crores of discretionary funds being washed away, 22 out of it.
Crores were provided to PTI’s central leadership for demonstrations and rallies. The remaining 40 crores were distributed. This was the capital of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan. Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif was inaugurating the refreshment project of Mangala Power Station. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was accompanying him. After that, the Prime Minister of Pakistan started addressing the ceremony, the American ambassador, the chairman of WAP, and other top officials were present in the ceremony. Suddenly, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, sitting in the first row, stood up in a daze and started muttering. In a long press conference, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was called ‘anti-Kashmir’ and created a situation of happiness for Modi and India. It was the government of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas who, like his leader Imran Khan, could not start any major project in Azad Kashmir. He could not make a significant increase, but the federal government could not use the allocated budget properly, during his rule, the development and ongoing projects in Azad Kashmir were also stopped, but it created tension between the federation and Azad Kashmir and even created an atmosphere of conflict.
The year was subject to threats, fights and disputes, and there was no such thing as good governance an Army of bigwigs was being recruited so fast that there were fewer offices and more employees. The aforesaid was so busy in non-political activities that he could not participate in government meetings and events several times, so much so that a high-level meeting of government officials was called but the aforesaid could not arrive. No one dared to wake him up from the bad rabbit. Legislation stopped. Not a single law could be made during his rule. The Kashmir problem was put on the back burner. He preferred words instead of performance. He had no control over himself like his language and his tongue stammered when speaking against Modi and he did not refrain from insulting political workers and leaders. He did not throw mud at people, he used defamatory language against many political leaders including opposition leader Chaudhry Latif Akbar. He said, “I will make Tihar Jail for Muzaffarabad, so whenever the judiciary threatened to take out the smoke, finally the judiciary took out their smoke.”
Even when he came to politics, he was the same, if we look at his political struggle, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan thought that politics was a game of money, instead of a political DuPage. He achieved success through capital and they continued to join hands thus their investment was lost, but they must have seen a light from this experience that water will come out there. In the 2014 sit-in, he offered his services and his investment was quite successful, as a result of which he was immediately appointed as the provincial minister of agriculture in Punjab in the supervisory setup for the 2018 general election. He invested a lot of money and after the formation of the PTI government in Punjab, he became the advisor for the investment board. It was not fun when there was power and no powers. That is why he did not consider a small position like an investment advisor to be adequate. started investing in the central leadership of PTI. It was the misfortune of Barrister Sultan that in the 2016 election, he could not get PTI even one seat in Azad Kashmir and also lost his seat. He strengthened his faction in PTI, while the ideological workers were put on the line, workers like Raja Mossadegh who held the post of party secretary general were not treated as a traitor. The central leadership was a quorum, then the ideological workers put up a line. The 2021 election in Azad Kashmir, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and Ali Ameen Gandapur brought happiness for both of them. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas removed such faces and people who had nothing to do with the politics of Azad Kashmir. The third level of leadership was brought forward. The situation of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was that he did not have the authority of his Speaker Assembly. He tried to bring an ordinance regarding floor crossing to protect the power, but Chaudhry Anwarul Haq after consulting with the opposition to block the way of the Presidential Ordinance. On February 2023, a session of the Legislative Assembly was convened which continued for more than two months.Constitutional experts said that the ordinance could not be brought during the ongoing session, but the government could have introduced the floor crossing act by presenting a bill in the assembly, but the unqualified advisers expressed their fear that if the government fails, a vote of confidence will have to be taken. Thus, when he came to the assembly with his ., he was standing alone. Tanveer Illyas resigned from the Prime Ministership Imran Khan also get him resigned from the party chairmanship. Talking to TV, he said that Asad Qaiser was a straight man, but Parvaiz Khattak divided the party into four parts. Saifullah Niazi always came forward during ticket distribution. Many people were ready to come on TV and said that he always sold tickets in crores. Saifullah Niazi has appointed such an unknown person as the general secretary of the party in Azad Kashmir who could not even win his ward. As a reward for personal service, he has also given the post of party secretary.
The central leaders of the People’s Party and Nawaz League criticized the ruling of PTI in Azad Kashmir as a result of the court decision, expressing surprise, but the media could only ask Imran Khan why the party remained silent all the time. The decision from the High Court had just come and the hearing in the Supreme Court was still pending. At that time the parliamentary party was being called for a “meeting” at Zaman Park. He said, ” I am neither Jahangir Tareen nor Aleem Khan. I am Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and this time will prove that we do not need anyone, but others need us and will need us. Our people don’t belong to anyone who can be sent to rule like a viceroy,”.Positive initiatives of change of government, and expectations from Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq have started now. The coalition government in Azad Kashmir under the leadership of Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq is being seen as a positive change.
This is the first time in the parliamentary history of Azad Kashmir that a government consisting of all the major parliamentary political parties has been formed in Azad Kashmir with the establishment of this coalition government, the natural process of political dissolution of the ‘PTI’ coming in the 2021 election in Azad Kashmir has also started, which was established at the expense of a large amount of money. 23 Assembly members.
The holding ‘PTI’ has shrunk to 7 members of the assembly. About two years ago, when the ‘PTI government was brought to Azad Kashmir, then the Prime Minister imposed by Imran Khan, Abdul Qayyum Niazi, as soon as he became the Prime Minister, left his relations and started a series of appointments of dozens of people from his local area to government posts and as Prime Minister issued orders that would benefit his family business. In the 2021 elections of Azad Kashmir.
Tanveer Ilyas started a series of political victories by spreading wealth in every constituency. The government of ‘PTI’ was established in Azad Kashmir by investing billions of rupees, but the position of Prime Minister was not given to Tanveer Ilyas who spent billions of rupees. Neither Mullah nor PTI President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary could become the Prime Minister. Tanveer Ilyas took the PTI presidency from Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary and made him the President of Azad Kashmir, leaving him out of parliamentary politics when Tanveer Ilyas became the most senior minister, he realized that he had no authority in this position, so he became active against the prime minister of his party to become the prime minister himself.Ali Amin Gandapur was a close associate of Imran Khan and as Minister of Kashmir Affairs, he was involved with Tanveer Ilyas in all matters including the distribution of money in the constituencies during the election of Azad Kashmir. Ali Amin Gandapur also played a role in making the Prime Minister.
In this case, too, the reports of taking and giving crores of rupees were common. The parliamentary party of ‘PTI’ under the leadership of Tanveer Ilyas has accused Abdul Qayyum Niazi of corruption, and nepotism and Removed him from the post and Tanveer Ilyas became the Prime Minister for which he spent billions of rupees. As soon as he became the Prime Minister, Tanveer Ilyas became a victim of narcissism and began to think of himself as a wise man in every matter. Prime Minister Tanveer Ilyas’s self-confidence began to cross the limits of bad culture and humour by using immense wealth to use the post of Prime Minister. His reign as Prime Minister was seen as a masterpiece of mismanagement and immorality. Not only the exchange of government officials but also the replacement of his staff. The practice of changing morning, afternoon and evening for a short time was also adopted.
While creating new positions, the appointment of dozens of approved persons continued throughout the tenure of power. Due to their similar attitude, the entire structure of the Azad Kashmir government was paralyzed. Not only the government officials but also the political leaders were openly shown abusive language. They even abused many political leaders and then went to their homes to ask for forgiveness from many of them. The former Prime Minister of the party, Abdul Qayyum Niazi, was also not spared and was forced to say in the assembly session that he hold the apology of Prime Minister Tanveer Ilyas on the tip of his shoe. Prime Minister Tanveer Ilyas has gathered around him a group of well-wishers who declared him the greatest national leader in the history of Kashmir and created fake news saying that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in an intelligence meeting Prime Minister Tanveer Ilyas has been described as a major threat to India regarding Kashmir. Thus, Prime Minister Tanveer Ilyas started playing with the Kashmir cause through juggling. PTI failed to take even a single step related to the Kashmir cause in its nearly two years in power because it neither had any interest in it nor did it have any understanding that for Azad Kashmir. What is the importance of the Kashmir cause due to his stupidity, Tanveer Ilyas was disqualified from the court and deprived of the seat of the Prime Minister and the Azad Kashmir Assembly, and Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has become Prime Minister with the alliance of the members of the assembly of the People’s Party, Muslim League-N and ca coalition government was formed under the leadership of this process of change of government in Azad Kashmir was welcomed by all public circles. Seeing the atmosphere of the collapse of his government, Tanveer Ilyas also threatened that if he was removed from the post of Prime Minister, the situation in Azad Kashmir will become so bad. People will forget Occupied Kashmir, but then everyone saw that there was no demonstration anywhere in Azad Kashmir on the dismissal of Tanveer Ilyas. Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq is a serious political activist and after becoming the Prime Minister, he is running the affairs with patience and tolerance. The phase of cabinet formation is not yet completed, but he has started good governance measures which are also being implemented. It is also a positive step that Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has not started the series of appointments of his constituencies and close relatives like previous Prime Ministers. The Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir is the representative of the entire region and also of the Kashmir cause, and if he is limited to the political interests of his constituency in official appointments, then he would not get a good impression and results. There are general expectations from Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq that he will take an exemplary role by keeping himself safe from the traditional political interest politics of Azad Kashmir and following good moral principles in Azad Kashmir. Instead of being limited to empty statements like “we will sit”, we will focus on practical measures that will show the sincerity of Azad Kashmir regarding the Kashmir cause. For effective measures, Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq should also pay special attention to obtaining valid consultation instead of the personalities who are limited to local political interests. The 15th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, immediately after taking the oath, has initiated measures to improve governance under good governance, which observers are commenting on. First, he started by himself issuing actionable guidelines regarding its security and protocols. In the circulars issued by the Services and General Administration Department, it has been said that on the occasion of the Prime Minister’s visit, only necessary security arrangements will be made, ignoring protocol measures and deployment of forces. Sounding of sirens or hooters, any method of opening the route which causes inconvenience to the public is immediately banned. No additional traffic police should be posted on the route during a district visit or event. On the occasion of the Prime Minister’s visit, the administration officers and officials of other departments will perform their usual duties at their place of posting. They will not join the Prime Minister’s protocol without special permission and will not be able to attend any reception. Governance is defined as the process of decision-making through which decisions are implemented. The concept of good governance is not limited to the protection of life and property, health, education, water, enforcement of contracts, protection of the environment and adequate wages. Rather, good governance assesses the efficient delivery of public services, and participation of the poor and the marginalized to ensure that citizens are allowed to check and balance. It is also essential for the protection of citizens and their property and for the existence of an independent judiciary. Bureaucrats perform their duties keeping in mind the public interest. It is good governance that ensures respect for human rights and the rule of law, strengthens democracy, promotes transparency and efficiency in administration. Initial announcements indicate that they want to give people opportunities to improve or maintain their well-being. They hope to engage government agencies, the private sector, and civil society organizations with public and institutional stakeholders. It will also focus on accountability. If the information is accessible and understandable to the public, it promotes transparency. The system of accountability is also included. To ensure the rule of law in a state, the public sector emphasis is on improving efficiency and accountability and tackling corruption. Corruption is rooted in ineffective governance. The Prime Minister is perhaps creating an environment that promotes strong and equitable development of the people. The main feature of good governance is the impartiality of government institutions. This is the reason why the Prime Minister is issuing instructions to ensure 100% utilization of the development fund, timely completion of development projects, and audit them so that the projects are visible on the ground and People are benefited from them. They are focusing on development funds for the Annual Development Program 2022-23, preparation of a work plan, review of various Acts, amendments in by-laws of the Acts and making suggestions for its improvement. Committees consisting of intelligent officers are being formed to review various laws and legal statuses. Installation of a biometric system and activation of Price Control Committees to ensure improvement and adherence to working hours. Prime Minister is considering the abolition of discretionary quota in development funds. The Chief Secretary is preparing comprehensive proposals for appropriate amendments, the report of which will be submitted to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has decided to end the tradition of taking services at home from deputy messengers and lower staff on behalf of government officers. He has summoned all the official deputy messengers and lower staff in their respective offices and asked for a report. By completing national projects on a priority basis and ensuring the completion of such projects, the people will benefit from its fruits. Prime Minister is ensuring transparency regarding the allotment of contracts.The notification issued by the Department of Services and General Administration for the immediate implementation of the Prime Minister’s orders shows that good governance is at the top of their priorities. All divisional, and district officers including the civil secretariat are busy ensuring office hours. Administrative and police officers are ensuring the installation of biometric systems in these offices. Key offices should be connected with the prime minister’s secretariat and chief secretary’s office with a biometric system. The procedure for this will be an automated system. All administrative and police officers have been asked to remain at their stations during duty days. Police officers will avoid organizing and participating in farewell functions and will adopt austerity.According to the circular, the chief secretary’s comprehensive proposals and report for the restructuring of price control committees and appropriate amendments in the laws will show how the government is moving towards improvement. Department of Information Technology, Office of the Chief Secretary, Planning and Development, Finance, Board of Revenue, Department of Law and Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights are working on a project to connect with the Prime Minister’s Secretariat through the facility of the final tracking system and electronic transmission of files. The committee, which has been constituted to adapt to modern requirements, has started the process of preparing its recommendations. The chairman of the committee is Most Senior Minister Colonel (Rtd) Waqar Noor. According to a notification, its members include, Government Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, Member of Assembly Chaudhry Azhar Sadiq, Secretary Finance, Secretary Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights, Secretary Food and Food Authority, Secretary Social Welfare Zakat and Usher, Benazir Income Support Program Regional Director and Chief Statistics and Planning have been included. The Prime Minister wanted to complete the national projects on a priority basis. He is emphasizing to ensure the completion of the projects. Following the directives of the Prime Minister, the ongoing projects of Shah Sultan Bridge, CMH Flyover, Kil to Taubit Road, Rathoa Hariyam Bridge of Mirpur and bridges connecting various districts, Shunter Kashmir Highway projects in Muzaffarabad should be put on a fast track. Ensuring transparency in the allotment of contracts will not only bring transparency to the PWD department, but other departments, especially the development authorities, will also adopt this system and focus on its immediate implementation. On the instructions of the Prime Minister, Additional Chief Secretary A high-level committee is being formed for the reorganization and improvement of the Central Design Office under the leadership of the development. After the order to ban the use of bad-privilege vehicles in government departments, Commissioner Muzaffarabad Division has started confiscation of bad-privilege government vehicles. Police, administration and transport pool officers are assisting in this regard.To ensure the implementation of the orders of the Prime Minister, the administration and police transport pool officers are taking action on the identification. Good governance, service to the people and believing in the immediate solution of problems and anti-corruption officers following the orders of the Prime Minister. Geared to ensure percentage implementation. Monitoring and performance reports are being prepared regularly. All this is being done under good governance. Proper execution of public affairs by public institutions, management of public resources, corruption and corruption-free society and rule of law are the basic conditions of good governance.