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Saturday, December 14, 2013

MPs Reject Hindu, Sikh Parliament Seat


MPs reject Hindu, Sikh Parliament seat

KABUL (WNA-Dec.14, 2013): Afghanistan parliament on Saturday rejected President Karzai’s suggestion and called it against the country’s constitution the Hindu-Sikh minority have as seat at the house of people.
They said the president had acted against the constitution, as Hindus with long Afghan nationality are the lowest in population in the country, where there are many other minorities.
Nazir Ahmad Hanafi a house member blamed the presidential office endorsement a draft law allowing Afghan Hindus, Sikh have a seat in the parliament against the constitution and said the move would trample other minorities’ rights if inked by the national assembly.
Ahmad Behzad lawmaker, also believed the move to let the Hindus minority have a seat in the Wolesi Jirga violates the country’s constitution, though he acknowledged they were Afghan citizens like other Afghans.
But, Shukria Berekzai and some other MPs said like other Afghans, they were Afghan citizens and should be provided with a seat in the house of people.
Speaker, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi delivered the issue to the lawmakers’ verdicts after disputes against and favor overshadowed the decision making session atmosphere.
73 lawmakers voted against the approval of the draft, while 51 others cast in favor, a figure less than the eligible quorum helping Afghan Hindus get a seat in the house.
The Afghanistan constitution doesn’t allow non-Muslim Afghans to enter the election for presidential and parliamentary process, but the president recently inked a draft law based on, a Hindu could attend the parliamentary election to represent his/here minority.

Report: Rahim Malikzai
Edit: Wakht   

Courtesy:wakht dot af

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