Balochistan Awami Party’s (BAP) Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has been elected unopposed as new Chief Minister of Balochistan as no nomination papers were filed against him
“I will not speak but my work will speak louder than my words. There were few necessities which led to the no-trust vote situation and would try to serve the people of Balochistan better”, Qudoos Bizenjo stated just after his election.
“I am thankful for Jam Kamal who resigned to save the party, I will take all with me for the overall benefit of the masses of the province”, added Bizenjo.
Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo is a politician from PB-41 Awaran who served as the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, in office from August 2018 to October 2021. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since November 2002.
Previously, he was a member of the Balochistan Assembly from November 2002 to May 2018. He served as the 16th Chief Minister of Balochistan from 13 January 2018 to 7 June 2018 and served as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from 2013 to 2015. He served in the provincial Balochistan cabinet between 2002 and 2013, as the minister of livestock.
A tussle in the province was seen in last few months as the unhappy members of provincial parliament were speaking again and again against Jam Kamal.
After Jam Kamal stepped down as the chief minister on Sunday evening, BAP nominated Bizenjo for the slot. However, the PTIs’ parliamentary party in the province named Rind for the position.
In a tweet earlier, Khan said he had given his “utmost time and energy” for Balochistan’s governance and development despite “many deliberate political hindrances”.
“I would rather leave respectfully and not be part of their monetary agenda and bad governance formulation,” he said, apparently referring to the disgruntled group comprising members of his own Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and allies that had been demanding his resignation.
Earlier, PTI Parliamentary Leader Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind on Wednesday announced that he was pulling out of the race and backing Balochistan Awami Party’s (BAP) Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo for the chief minister’s slot, bringing an end to the political void in the province.
On the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s instructions, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak left for Quetta to resolve the matter.
Rind made the announcement while addressing a news conference at his residence accompanied by Bizenjo, who has recently resigned from post of the Balochistan Assembly speaker.
Also present on the occasion were Khattak, Sanjrani, BAP acting President Mir Zahoor Buledi, its founder Senator Saeed Ahmed Hashmi, general secretary Senator Manzoor Khan Kakar and chief organiser Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali.
Speaking on the occasion, Pervez Khattak said the PTI had already sided with BAP. “We have not interfered in the internal affairs of BAP. We will continue to work together,” he added.
He said the new provincial government was expected to support the PTI. “We don’t want the PTI to be bypassed. The PTI has supported BAP for the second time but it did not give us the status we deserved as an ally.”
In response to a question, Khattak said he had met the PTI lawmakers in the province. “Sardar Rind was out of the country so we were unable to meet him. We will never forget our party.” The defence minister said former chief minister Jam Kamal had resigned in a dignified manner.
In response to a question, he said the PTI faced no problems in the federation and Punjab. “The government does not fall just by talking and holding news conferences.”
Speaking on the occasion, Rind said the PTI MPAs had expressed in a meeting that they were being completely ignored by BAP.
“There were expectations from BAP that were not fulfilled,” he added. “[Then] Prime Minister Imran Khan then sent Pervez Khattak [to Balochistan].”
“We are again hoping that the BAP would not do to us what it has been doing for the last three years.”
Speaking in the press conference, Bizenjo said Rind was his elder and taking advantage of his experience, the BAP would form a good government in Balochistan together.
“Our aim is not to annoy the allies. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.”
Replying to a question, he said that the affairs of Balochistan should not be linked to other provinces and the federation. By Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi
