{"id":80304,"date":"2018-08-20T19:04:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T01:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=80304"},"modified":"2018-08-20T02:07:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T09:07:50","slug":"the-difference-in-imran-khan-ranil-sirisena-good-governance-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2018\/08\/20\/the-difference-in-imran-khan-ranil-sirisena-good-governance-government\/","title":{"rendered":"The difference in Imran Khan & Ranil-Sirisena Good Governance government"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sri Lanka saw a major shift in policy at all levels with a Western-Indian backed regime change in 2015. A wave of promises, a string of election campaigns, a powerful island-wide campaign that artfully covered sentiments of the general populace to want to get rid of the former government transpired into an euphoric assurance of good governance & end to former corruptions in Sri Lanka. What transpired was nothing near what was promised & to highlight this hypocrisy we look at the example of Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned politician with over 11 years of being in the political wilderness but emerging as Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister with a vision to create a New Pakistan. Thankfully Imran Khan has chosen not to follow Sri Lanka\u2019s good governance government\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Let us first take a look at what the Sirisena-Ranil combo promises to come to power.<\/p>\n

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Bewailing the jumbo government of Rajapakse & the corruption the people were assured a corruption-less Yahapalana good governance. Maithripala Sirisena quoting from Buddha promised a compassionate rule \u2013 he said he was going to work from Polonnaruwa, he said he would not contest another term and then immediately after his swearing in as President he made an unprecedented appointment \u2013 without removing the sitting Prime Minister he swore a minority party leader as the Prime Minister & became head of both the SLFP & UPFA created a bogus \u2018national government\u2019 that was in reality a means of bribing ministerial portfolios to build up a majority in parliament to remain in power.<\/p>\n

President Sirisena on 11 January 2015 assured a 25-member cabinet for his 100 day program. However, on 12 January 2015 he appointed 27 Member Cabinet, 10 state ministers & 27 deputy ministers. With the 19a the 25-member cabinet was increased to 30. Thereafter, we have seen a steady increase with someone new being sworn in or new portfolios are being created often conflicting with the existing ministries.<\/p>\n

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As for ending corruption as promised \u2013 the yahapalana government stands accused of 2 Central Bank bond scams, legally questionable removal of CJ Mohan Peiris, the secrecy in signing trade agreements detrimental to the national security and welfare of the country, selling national assets without any safeguards & against the wishes of the people, drafting a new constitution without the people\u2019s mandate, leniency to LTTE while imprisoning national army, co-sponsoring UNHRC resolutions & virtually accepting the national army to have committed war crimes & agreeable to tribunals against them – these are just a handful of key allegations against the present Sri Lankan government.<\/p>\n

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Here are some of the key promises made but never kept or were made to never keep except to come to power. After all, the President is on record to say he doesn\u2019t know what was in the 100 day program & he never drafted it.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2018\/08\/10\/maithripala-sirisenas-election-promises\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka\u2019s President when taking oath said he would not live in luxury but function from Polonnaruwa, to the contrary that never happened. In October 2015 just 10 months after coming to power a request was made for Rs. 180 million to renovate his official residence. In August media reported two Mercedes Benz S 600 (Customized Limited Edition) cars valued at Rs. 574,270,099 have been bought for the use of the President. http:\/\/www.lankatruth.com\/en\/2017\/04\/rs-600-million-cars-for-vehicle-crazy-prez\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Imran Khan however said he would not be living in the official residence of the Prime Minister & keeping to his word the new Pakistani Prime Minister is now staying at the military secretary\u2019s three-bedroom house. https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/world-news\/will-live-in-military-secretarys-residence-not-in-pm-house-says-pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan\/1285699\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Imran Khan\u2019s promises https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/207816-promises-made-by-imran-khan-in-his-inaugural-address-as-pm-elect<\/a><\/p>\n

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Imran Khan created a Party for Justice, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1996.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Imran Khan\u2019s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured 176 votes out of 272 votes cast in the lower house of the Parliament – National Assembly.<\/p>\n

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Imran Khan\u2019s Government comprises just 15 ministers & 5 advisors making 21 including himself. Three women are also included into the 20 member government.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan\u2019s constitution (18th<\/sup> amendment) limits the size of the cabinet to be not more than 11% of the total strength of the National Assembly & Senate.<\/p>\n

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We can all recall Shah Mahmood Qureshi who defended Sri Lanka against the UNHRC resolutions & we are happy to know that he has been appointed as Pakistan\u2019s foreign minister.<\/p>\n

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Ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Law and Justice: Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem<\/li>\n
  2. States and Frontier Regions: Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema<\/li>\n
  3. Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony<\/strong>: Noorul Haq Qadri<\/li>\n
  4. Human Rights: Dr Shireen Mazari<\/li>\n
  5. Petroleum Division: Ghulam Sarwar Khan<\/li>\n
  6. Defence Production: Zubaida Jalal<\/li>\n
  7. Information and Broadcasting Division: Fawad Chaudhry<\/li>\n
  8. National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination: Aamir Mehmood Kiyani<\/li>\n
  9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Shah Mahmood Qureshi<\/li>\n
  10. Ministry of Defence: Pervez Khattak<\/li>\n
  11. Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs: Asad Umer<\/li>\n
  12. Ministry of Railways: Sheikh Rashid Ahmed<\/li>\n
  13. Inter-provincial Coordination<\/strong>: Fehmida Mirza<\/li>\n
  14. Information Technology and Telecommunication: Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui<\/li>\n
  15. Federal Education<\/strong> and Professional Training; National History and Literary Heritage Division: Shafqat Mahmood<\/li>\n
  16. Water Resources Ministry: Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Advisers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Establishment Division: Mohammad Shehzad Arbab<\/li>\n
    2. Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production and Investment: Abdul Razak Dawood<\/li>\n
    3. Institutional Reforms and Austerity<\/strong>: Ishrat Hussain<\/li>\n
    4. Climate Change<\/strong>: Amin Aslam<\/li>\n
    5. Parliamentary Affairs: Babar Awan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      It is too early to tell whether Imran Khan will go back on his promises but he has certainly delivered on the promise made regarding the number of cabinet appointments unlike Sri Lanka\u2019s yahapalana government. Pakistan which has 180m people more than Sri Lanka has just 15 Ministers and 5 Advisors whereas Sri Lanka with just 20m has as of 1 May 2018, 42 members \u2013 president, prime minister and 40 ministers<\/strong>, 24 state ministers<\/strong> and 21 deputy ministers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      We know that the Sri Lankan government never gave promises to keep \u2013 its boasting of democracy fell flat in delaying elections in spite of boasting its popularity. Now all sorts of excuses are being used as delaying tactics.<\/p>\n

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      In the case of Pakistan, Imran Khan will be mindful that the Pakistani military played a major role in bringing him to power the scenario is very different in Sri Lanka, where its government gives no prominence to the military & instead has been subtly weakening the national army & taking foreign bailouts giving assurances to prune the army & de-militarize it as well as even close down camps in strategic areas.<\/p>\n

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      Thankfully, Imran Khan did not look to Sri Lanka to take an example of the \u2018good governance\u2019 Sri Lanka\u2019s government is practicing since 2015. However, it is certainly too early to tell how Imran Khan & his Ministers will keep to the promises made however, they have started out on a better wicket of honesty than Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

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      Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/p>\n

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