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The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Minister for Environment and Forests, Wajid Ali Khan said on Sunday that success of ANP candidate in the Mardan by-election has reflected the overwhelming trust and confidence of masses in the leadership and polices of the government and termed it a clear indication that ANP will form next government in the province.”The victory achieved by ANP candidate, Mamayatullah Khan Mayar in the Mardan-I by-election is in fact the success of democratic forces. I congratulate the people of Mardan for again reposing full confidence in ANP,” he told APP.The success and popularity of a political party could be judged from election results and development works, he said, adding the winning of ANP candidate with a big margin against his opponents was the clear manifestation of the rising popularity of Pakthoons nationalist party and expressed the hope that it will win next general election with overwhelming majority keeping in view its record development work, giving identity to Pakhtoons, provincial autonomy and establishment of peace in restive areas of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.This triumph has proved all speculations of political jugglers regarding drop off ANP vote bank in Mardan as wrong and baseless, he said, adding gone were the days when people would be befooled on catchy and hallow slogans. ”The masses are politically matured and understand what is good and wrong,” he remarked. The Minister said ANP has brought red revolution in Khyber Pakthunkhwa and there was no need for other revolutions. NFC award, addressal of hydle power profit, provincial autonomy and writ of Government in Malakand Division are one of the major achievements of KP Government, he added.The merits of development projects that were started and completed in nook and coroner of the province are yielding positive and goods results, he added.Wajid Khan said ANP was custodian of democracy and never become part of dictatorial rule, adding every sacrifices for strengthen of democracy would be given.”There would be no problem if all institutions work within its constitutional ambit,” he told APP and added that problems come when one institution deviate from its constitutional role.Wajid Khan said ANP was the only party that always raised voice in support of democracy and constitutional rule and never become part of dictatorial rule. He said civil society including media, political forces, lawyers, international community etc are supporting democracy in the country.He said that democracy was the only way forward to address masses’ problems and country’s challenges and we should all work together to strengthen this system.The Minister said all political forces are united on a single point agenda to carry forward and strengthen democracy as evident from passage of 20th amendment by National Assembly and Senate.The Minister said 20th amendment was the biggest achievement of the present government that would give major boost to the democratic system besides ensuring free, fair and transparent elections in the country.Terming 20th constitutional amendment as another milestone in the country’s history after the adoption of 18th and 19th amendments by the parliament, he said it would also ensure an independent and an impartial caretaker government to oversee the polls and no prime minister and chief ministers would be imported to oversee elections and will stop propaganda of horse trading and rigging in polls. He said political stability and national unity, keeping in view the current geo-political and security’s situation of the region are the need of the hour. Instead to indulge in blame games and throwing mud on each others, we as nation should show political maturity, respect each others’ views and political mandates to resolve problems of masses. The Minister congratulated all the winners of by election in Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Sindh and Punjab Province.
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